1,000 US Soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment placed
an American Flag on 260,000 Graves at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial
Day this year.
This tradition has been done by the 3rd US
Infantry Regiment every Memorial Day since 1948.
Similar shows of honor were carried out at the other 164
National Cemeteries across the United States and its 6 Territories on the 5.3 Million
American Soldiers’ graves there
Similar shows of honor were carried out at the 26 (ABMC) American
Cemeteries across the World (in France, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United
Kingdom, the Philippines, Panama, Italy, Luxembourg, Mexico and Tunisia) on the
140,000 American Soldiers’ graves there.
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