U.S. Army soldiers from the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery during the annual Flags In ceremony. More than 1,500 service members placed more than 260,000 flags at every gravesite and niche column prior to the Memorial day weekend.

U.S. Army soldiers from the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags at gravesites in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., during the Flags In ceremony, May 23, 2024.

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