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May 31, 2021
A soldier lugs a backpack full of American flags for the annual “flags-in” ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in preparation for Memorial Day. (Photo by Brooke Newman/Cronkite News)
After a year in which most Memorial Day observances had to be held virtually because of COVID-19, volunteers said it was good to get out to mark the day in person. (Photo by Brooke Newman/Cronkite News)
COVID-a9 restrictions last year prevented volunteers from participating in many Memorial Day events in person, in Arizona and across the country. (Photo by Brooke Newman/Cronkite News)
Volunteers planted American flags on about 260,000 of the graves at Arlington National Cemetery, an annual event in honor of Memorial Day. (Photo by Brooke Newman/Cronkite News)
A nation slowly emerging from restrictions imposed by the coronavirus pandemic honored generations of U.S. veterans killed in the line of duty on a Memorial Day observed without the severe pandemic restrictions that affected the day of tribute just a year ago. Memorial Day parades and events were held in localities large and small across […]