'Flags-In' at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day 2008
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The photographer says:
(Arlington National Cemetery - May 22, 2008) -- Master Sgt. Steven Colbert places a flag on a gravesite with his son's assistance. The 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) began their rounds to place a small American flag into the ground in front of every grave marker at Arlington National Cemetery for the Memorial Day observance. (Photo by Adam Skoczylas).
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In St. Louis where I live, the Boy Scouts help place the flags on each grave at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery.
