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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The parenting of a piping plover
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National Bison Day
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Juneteenth
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Venice by night
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Cenote near Puerto Aventuras, Mexico
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Virgin Islands National Park established
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Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri
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The Rainbow Houses of Houten, Netherlands
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What, no escalator?
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Demoiselle cranes, India
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The story of a rediscovered redwood
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Oktoberfest begins
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It s Australia Day
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Manatee Awareness Month
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National Poinsettia Day
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Channel Country, Australia
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San Blas Islands, Panama
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Karlovy Vary, Bohemia, Czechia
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Happy Panda Day!
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Great gray owls in their nest, Finland
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Kjell Henriksen Observatory
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National Park Week continues
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Point Reyes National Seashore in California
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Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
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Chicagohenge
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The smoke before the bonfire
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Happy Thanksgiving
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Waiānapanapa State Park, Maui, Hawaii
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Arbor Day
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Santorini, Greece
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