Friday, May 23, 2025

Question: When did the annual “flags in” tradition at Arlington Cemetery begin?

Answer: In 1948. “Every available soldier in the Old Guard participates, along with members of other service branches. They place small American flags in front of more than 260,000 headstones and at the bottom of about 7,000 niche rows. Each flag is inserted into the ground, exactly one boot length from the headstone’s base.”