Thousands of flags honor America's fallen at Arlington

Record ID: 101857

  • Title: Thousands of flags honor America's fallen at Arlington
  • Date: 26th May 2016
  • Summary: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES (MAY 26, 2016) (REUTERS) SOLDIERS FROM THE 3RD U.S. INFANTRY REGIMENT (THE OLD GUARD) MARCHING PAST A GRAVESITE VARIOUS OF SOLDIERS CARRYING FLAGS SOLDIER PUTTING FLAG IN GROUND NEXT TO GRAVESTONE SOLDIERS PLACING FLAGS SOLDIER SALUTING SOLDIER PUTTING FLAG IN GROUND FLAGS NEXT TO GRAVESTONES (SOUNDBITE) (English) SPECIALIST DYLAN SILVA FROM SEEKONK, MASSACHUSETTS SAYING: "This is the greatest honor that I've ever had the privilege to undertake in the military. To be able to pay respect to the people that laid the path for me to serve, for us to live the way we live, to be a free and prosperous country. I mean, it's just a great honor. It's humbling." MORE OF SOLDIERS PLACING FLAGS CORPORAL JACQUELYNN BROWN FROM AKRON, OHIO TAKING FLAGS OUT OF HER BACKPACK BROWN PLACING FLAGS (SOUNDBITE)(English) CORPORAL JACQUELYNN BROWN FROM AKRON, OHIO SAYING: "It's really important, paying respect to all these fallen soldiers, you know, that came before us, that paved the way for us to be here. So, yeah, I think it's a really big deal." I'm very honored to do this this year." MORE OF FLAGS BEING PLACED FLAGS BESIDE GRAVES FLAG NEXT TO GRAVE MORE OF GRAVES WITH FLAGS SOLDIERS WITH FLAGS IN BACKPACKS
  • Embargoed: 10th June 2016 20:36
  • Keywords: Arlington Memorial Day flags cemetery graves gravesites
  • Location: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace
  • Reuters ID: LVA0014JG5JYF
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: In a tradition that spans more than sixty years, members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment honored fallen service members on Thursday (May 26) by placing flags at their graves at Arlington National Cemetery.
    Soldiers placed small flags at more than 228,000 headstones in Arlington National Cemetery and the U.S. Soldiers' and Airmen's Home National Cemetery.
    The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, has placed flags at gravesite every year since 1948.
    The custom, known as "flags in," took place four days ahead of the Memorial Day holiday.
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