More than 1,500 soldiers from The Old Guard placed American flags at more than 260,000 headstones at Arlington National Cemetery early Thursday morning, ahead of Memorial Day.

Soldiers placed flags one boot's length away from headstones' bases to honor fallen service members on Thursday morning. Arlington National Cemetery places American flags in a tradition known as ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – Chaplains and religious affairs specialists from across the National Capital Region ... They place small American flags in front of more than 260,000 headstones, as well as ...

The Arlington ... National Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day, on May 23, 2024 in Arlington, Virginia. Nearly 1,500 joint service members will spend around four hours placing small American flags ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — From Arlington National Cemetery outside the nation's capital to the American burial ground in Normandy, France, presidents customarily commemorate Memorial Day on hallowed ground.

Arlington National Cemetery is hallowed ground ... "The Virginia House-Wife," published in 1824 and considered the first American regional cookbook. Her recipes drew on African, Native American ...