In many places across the country, the flags are already at half staff in preparation for Memorial Day. Flags are being placed in honor of the fallen all across the nation.
In Phoenix, Arizona, for example, volunteers are placing 10,000 American flags that spell out “Honoring Our Heroes” on the lawn of the University of Phoenix’s Riverpoint campus.
50 volunteers lay out 10K flags spelling “Honor Our Heroes” in front of @UOPX. Will be up until Memorial Day, then flags taken to cemeteries pic.twitter.com/88OQT95mCj
— Liz Kotalik FOX 10 (@LizKotalikFOX10) May 23, 2017
In Boston, hundreds of volunteers placed 37,000 American flags in a tradition that began 8 years ago. Each flag represents someone…a special way of honoring our fallen.
Hundreds of volunteers took less than 2 hours to fill Boston Common with over 37,000 US flags ahead of Memorial Day. https://t.co/7fMHOZktK0 pic.twitter.com/yN7BuAA41J
— ABC News (@ABC) May 25, 2017
At Arlington, the soldiers placed a flag at every single grave site in the National Cemetery.
WATCH: The Old Guard places tens of thousands of American flags at each headstone in Arlington National Cemetery ahead of #MemorialDay. pic.twitter.com/zfeAlGCc0P
— NBC Nightly News (@NBCNightlyNews) May 25, 2017
A reminder that Memorial Day is NOT Veteran’s Day: Memorial Day is for the fallen, Veteran’s Day is for the Living. Of course, for most people, it’s just an excuse to go camping and BBQ burgers with no thought whatsoever for the meaning behind it.
These guys get it:
Blessing to all those who gave their lives for their country and democracy. ???? #MemorialDay pic.twitter.com/I5Hh4PZoff
— ???Dr.OLMO⭐?? (@realDrOlmo) May 25, 2017
We salute all those that have fallen and their families. We honor their great sacrifices protecting Us. God bless them! #MemorialDay ?? pic.twitter.com/51IbH2sMMO
— Red Nation Rising (@RedNationRising) May 25, 2017
The flags in Arizona will be taken down prior to Memorial Day and distributed to local veteran cemeteries.
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