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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Why’s it called a spelling ‘bee,’ anyhow?
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Old man s whiskers growing wild
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Freeloaders of the avian world
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Bungle Bungle Range in Purnululu National Park, Australia
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Tegallalang terrace farms in Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
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The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece
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World Otter Day
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Old city wall of Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon, South Korea
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It s World Bee Day
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National Bison Day
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A tree amid the Tetons
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Old Town Quito
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Perseid meteor shower over Oregon
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Labor Day parade in 1915 Chicago
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Penn Station
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Mod gear
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Reflecting on fall
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Mossy Grotto Falls, Oregon
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Travel Sunday: Liverpool
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Pearl of the Adriatic
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Whooper swans, Kotoku Pond, Japan
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Looking back at Yellowstone, 30 years after the fires
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Gamboa Crater, Mars
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International Beaver Day
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Glenariff Forest Park, Northern Ireland, UK
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Flock together for Cousins Day
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Peggys Point Lighthouse, Atlantic Coast, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Arrr! Can you talk like a pirate?
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Waimea Canyon and Waipoo Falls, Kauai, Hawaii
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On the hunt
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Caribou on the move
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That s quite a schnoz, baby tapir
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Bridge to infinity
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Up, up, and away for Hot Air Balloon Day
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National Moth Week
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Ready, set, read
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National Park Week: Canyonlands National Park, Utah
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