We’re here at Arlington National Cemetery with the ‘Old Guard,’ the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment and oldest active-duty regiment in the US Army. Each year before Memorial Day, as part of a ceremony known as ‘Flags In,’ members of the Old Guard place an American flag in front of each headstone at Arlington. Within four hours, more than 228,000 flags are placed at the headstones and thousands more at various memorials.
Honoring the fallen
Today in History
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Looking back on 150 years of rail travel
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A city, a cliff, a canyon…and cheese
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Boxing Day—a shopper’s delight
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A crush in Lavaux
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2022 Winter Paralympics
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The glowing waters of the Matsu Islands
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Giving Tuesday
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Crescent-tail bigeye fish, Great Barrier Reef, Australia
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Take the Stairs Day
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The buzz about bees
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It’s Napping Day
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Serra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Spain
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Bodie State Historic Park, California
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Leaves of Grass
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples
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Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Happy Boxing Day!
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Take the plunge into 2021
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Bringing the moon to Earth
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Lavender field, Hertfordshire, England
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Walton Lighthouse, Santa Cruz, California
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Star Wars Day
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Travel Sunday: Flamenco in Granada, Andalusia, Spain
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Horseshoe Bend, Arizona
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50 years of World Heritage Sites
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In praise of bogs, swamps, and marshes
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National Park Service anniversary
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A bridge comes full circle
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Cinco de Mayo
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