It was a decade ago, as Memorial Day 2015 approached, when a phone call to Fort Snelling National Cemetery led Joanne Malmstedt to be the change she wished to see in the world.

Officials at the Fort Sill National Cemetery worked with the community on May 21, to place flags on the graves of veterans.

Hundreds of scouts and volunteers placed nearly 49,000 American flags at each headstone at Golden Gate National Cemetery in San Bruno this Memorial Day weekend.

Chaplain Corps gathers for Flags In to honor the fallen on Chaplains Hill at Arlington National Cemetery, May 22, 2025.

Hundreds of volunteers gathered at Wood National Cemetery in Milwaukee to place flags on veterans' graves, continuing a decades-long Memorial Day tradition.

At DFW National Cemetery, families and volunteers honored fallen service members with flags and stories of courage and sacrifice.

Visitors pay their respects for loved ones at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado on May 25, 2025. Hundreds of volunteers with Flags for Fallen Vets helped place flags on every single ...

The U.S. Army’s 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, placed more than 260,000 flags at headstones in Arlington National Cemetery on Thursday. The Tradition, known as “Flags In ...

Every year around Memorial Day members of the military walk the grounds and place a small flags at more than 260,000 headstones. The United States flag is one of the most significant symbols of ...

Volunteers fanned out Saturday morning, May 24, at Riverside National Cemetery placing a small American flag at every grave of the veterans buried there. The special Memorial Day honor — “A ...