Memorial Day flag placement honors more than 100,000 fallen soldiers

The Brief

  • Volunteers placed flags at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona ahead of Memorial Day to honor fallen military service members.
  • The community effort drew dozens of local participants, including neighborhood youth, family members, and local Boy Scouts.
  • More than 100,000 soldiers are buried at the cemetery, and every headstone will receive a flag ahead of the official Memorial Day ceremony.

PHOENIX Volunteers were placing flags on Saturday at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona ahead of Memorial Day.

What we know:

Dozens set up hundreds of flags on May 23, paying tribute to the men and women who died while serving in the United States military in honor of Memorial Day.

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