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Flags In: Memorial Day Tradition At Arlington National Cemetery (Video)

Each year "Flags In" takes place at Arlington National Cemetery ahead of the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The 3rd Infantry Regiment, also known as the Army's "Old Guard," places American flags on each of the 260,000 gravestones at the cemetery.

The Pentagon Channel has video of this year's "Flags In":

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