We’re here at Arlington National Cemetery with the ‘Old Guard,’ the 3rd United States Infantry Regiment and oldest active-duty regiment in the US Army. Each year before Memorial Day, as part of a ceremony known as ‘Flags In,’ members of the Old Guard place an American flag in front of each headstone at Arlington. Within four hours, more than 228,000 flags are placed at the headstones and thousands more at various memorials.
Honoring the fallen
Today in History
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There’s treasure in them thar hills
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Shining like Klondike gold
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Celebrating World Water Day
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Digging the birds
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Water colors
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The frog prince?
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International Women s Day
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International Ice and Snow Sculpture Festival, Harbin, China
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Where the glow of the holidays lingers
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Jazzed for Mardi Gras
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Panda Day
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A path lain with petals
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Celebrating sea otters
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Tigh Mor Trossachs on Loch Achray, Scotland
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Rosa Parks Day
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Mountain goats at Glacier National Park in Montana
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Saint Nicholas Day in Verbier, Switzerland
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Salt ponds of Maras, Peru
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Cue up the tango music
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National Park Week begins
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