Photos: Preparations for Memorial Day 2013
May 23, 2013
Soldiers salute as "Taps" is played during a military funeral nearby as they were placing flags on graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia May 23, 2013. The annual "Flags-In" ceremony is held ahead of Memorial Day to honor the nation's fallen members of the military. Soldiers of the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place a small American flag before each grave marker for more than 220,000 graves. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ( USA/ )
A pedestrian carrying an umbrella walks through a Memorial Day display of United States flags on the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2013. According to the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, the flags are planted on the Common for fallen Massachusetts service members at the Memorial Day holiday, which will be celebrated May 27 in the U.S. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ( USA/ )
A member of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participate in a "Flags-In" ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 169377226 )
A member of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participate in a "Flags-In" ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 169377228 )
A woman takes pictures of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, etched with the names of more than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women who died in the war, in Washington May 23, 2013. Memorial Day falls on May 27 this year. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas ( USA/ )
A member of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, salutes after placing a flag in front of a grave in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the U.S. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520013043 )
A member of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participate in a "Flags-In" ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 169377229 )
The U.S. national flag composed of flowers is placed near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall etched with names of more than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women who died in the war, in Washington May 23, 2013. Memorial Day will fall on May 27 this year. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas ( USA/ )
Members of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participate in a "Flags-In" ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 169377230 )
Members of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520013037 )
Members of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participate in a "Flags-In" ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 169377232 )
A member of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participate in a "Flags-In" ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 169377234 )
A member of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participate in a "Flags-In" ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 169377236 )
Staff Sergeant Karrin Kampa (L) of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520013047 )
A member of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," participate in a "Flags-In" ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 169377237 )
Soldiers from the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place a flag at a grave at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia May 23, 2013. The annual "Flags-In" ceremony is held ahead of Memorial Day to honor the nation's fallen members of the military. Flags will be placed at more than 220,000 graves. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ( USA/ )
A soldier of the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) places a flag at a grave at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia May 23, 2013. The annual "Flags-In" ceremony is held in advance of Memorial Day to honor the nation's fallen members of the military. Flags will be placed at more than 220,000 graves. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ( USA/ )
Afte placing roses atop the headstone, Amy Mixon of Fernandina Beach, Florida, clasps her hands at the grave of her husband Kelly Mixon at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia May 23, 2013. Mixon made the visit for the Memorial Day weekend to honor her husband who was killed in Afghanistan in 2010. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ( USA/ )
A soldier from the Third U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) carries flags to be placed beside graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque ( USA/ )
The POW/MIA flag waves near the Lincoln Memorial before Memorial Day in Washington May 23, 2013. The flag was designed during the Vietnam War as a symbol of national concern about U.S. military personnel taken as prisoners of war (POWs) or listed as missing in action (MIA). REUTERS/Yuri Gripas ( USA/ )
Staff Sergeant Joelle Monroe (R) of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of a grave at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520013048 )
Visitors are reflected at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, etched with the names of more than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women who died in the war, before the Memorial Day weekend in Washington May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas ( USA/ )
Staff Sergeant Karrin Kampa (L) of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520013035 )
A man touches the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, etched with the names of more than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women who died in the war, in Washington May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas ( USA/ )
Members of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of graves in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520013034 )
A visitor does a pencil rubbing of a name on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial wall, etched with the names of more than 58,000 U.S. servicemen and women who died in the war, in Washington May 23, 2013. Memorial Day falls on May 27 this year. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas ( USA/ )
Jennifer Henderson, of Winston-Salem, N.C., watches as Col. Jim Market, of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as The Old Guard, places a flag at the grave site of her husband Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Henderson, who was killed in Afghanistan on June 17, 2007, at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the annual "Flags-In" ceremony in preparation for Memorial Day on Thursday, May 23, 2013, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) ( Arlington Cemetery Memorial Day )
American flags fly across the Market Street Bridge in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Thursday May 23, 2013. Wilkes-Barre City DPW workers installed the flags in conjucntion with veterans organizations and Memorial Day. (AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Mark Moran) ( Memorial Day Flags )
Ed Ferris of Port Ludlow stand outside Thursday after attending a ceremony at the Naval Undersea Museum Auditorium in Keyport. He was participating in the Tolling the Boats Memorial Day Observance. Ferris served in the U.S. Navy from 1942-67, and was the recipient of the silver star, and four purple hearts. He was on the USS Drum in World war II, and finished serving on a swift boat during the Vietnam conflict. His hat is from severing in Australia during World War II. The event was to honor fallen submarine sailors. (AP Photo/Kitsap Sun, Larry Steagall) ( Tolling the Boats )
Staff Sergeants Heather Tribble (R) and Lindsay Natiw (L) of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, place flags in front of graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520013050 )
Wilkes-Barre DPW employee Dave Lewis installs an American flag on the Market Street Bridge, Thursday May 23, 2013 in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. in conjunction with veterans organizations for Memorial Day weekend. (AP Photo/The Citizens' Voice, Mark Moran) MANDATORY CREDIT ( Memorial Day Flags )
A member of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, places a flag in front of a grave in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. Memorial Day is in honor of those who died while serving in the armed forces of the US. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520013042 )
Staff Sergeant Joelle Monroe (L) of the Third US Infantry Regiment, The Old Guard, places flags in front of a graves at Arlington National Cemetery on May 23, 2013 in Arlington, Virginia ahead of Memorial Day. AFP PHOTO/Mandel NGAN/AFP/Getty Images ( 520013041 )
Shannon Day, a volunteer with Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, replaces broken flags at a Memorial Day display of United States flags on the Boston Common in Boston, Massachusetts May 23, 2013. According to the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, the flags are planted on the Common for fallen Massachusetts service members at the Memorial Day holiday, which will be celebrated May 27 in the U.S. REUTERS/Brian Snyder ( USA/ )
Small American flags are seen in front of graves during a "Flags-In" ceremony May 23, 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. A small American flag was placed one foot in front of more than 220,000 graves in the cemetery by members of the Fife and Drum Corps of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, "The Old Guard," to mark the Memorial Day. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) ( 169377231 )
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