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Flags placed in front of headstone at Arlington National Cemetery.

Arlington Honors

Flags placed by soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as the "Old Guard" honor America's fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 24. 2018. Army photo by Spc. Lane Hiser)
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Honoring the Fallen on Memorial Day

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Flags placed in front of headstone at Arlington National Cemetery.

Arlington Honors

Flags placed by soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as the "Old Guard" honor America's fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 24. 2018. Army photo by Spc. Lane Hiser)
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Flags placed by soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as the "Old Guard" honor America's fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., May 24. 2018. Army photo by Spc. Lane Hiser)