Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day US flags are set next to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund for Memorial Day, in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 26, 2023. More than 37,000 US flags were planted around the monument in Boston Common to honor each US military member from the state who died while serving since the Revolutionary War. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 25: Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in preparation for Memorial Day, on May 25, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 1000 service members entered the cemetery at pre-dawn hours to begin the process of placing a flag in front of more than 270,000 headstones. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 25: Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in preparation for Memorial Day, on May 25, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 1000 service members entered the cemetery at pre-dawn hours to begin the process of placing a flag in front of more than 270,000 headstones. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day National Mall and Memorial Parks on Facebook shared a post about honoring the men and women who have died serving the country during different wars such as Vietnam, World War I and more in honor of Memorial Day. "Military memorials remind us of the service and sacrifice of those who fought for our freedom and also tell the stories of those impactful chapters of our history. Stop by on Memorial Day or any day to learn more." (National Park Service/National Park Service)
Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day Dog walkers make a stop by a memorial of US Soldiers and Sailors Monument by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund for Memorial Day, in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 26, 2023. More than 37,000 US flags were planted around the monument in Boston Common to honor each US military member from the state who died while serving since the Revolutionary War. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images) (JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)
Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 25: Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in preparation for Memorial Day, on May 25, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 1000 service members entered the cemetery at pre-dawn hours to begin the process of placing a flag in front of more than 270,000 headstones. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA - MAY 25: Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington National Cemetery, in preparation for Memorial Day, on May 25, 2023 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 1000 service members entered the cemetery at pre-dawn hours to begin the process of placing a flag in front of more than 270,000 headstones. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day Volunteers place flags on graves at Alexandria National Cemetery Saturday. (Natalie Dreier/Cox Media Group National Content Desk/Natalie Dreier/Cox Media Group National Content Desk)
Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day Volunteers place flags on graves at Alexandria National Cemetery Saturday. (Natalie Dreier/Cox Media Group National Content Desk/Natalie Dreier/Cox Media Group National Content Desk)
Flags placed at cemeteries across the country for Memorial Day Volunteers place flags on graves at Alexandria National Cemetery Saturday. (Natalie Dreier/Cox Media Group National Content Desk/Natalie Dreier/Cox Media Group National Content Desk)
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