2023 Memorial Day - Boston Common

[Norman Dasinger Jr]

See photos of the Memorial Day flag display on the Boston Common - The Boston Globe

 

[NH Civil War Gal]

It's almost dizzying to look at!

 

[General Casey]

I've visited this display several times when I worked in Boston. It's always moving to view.

 

[John Hartwell]

I posted this elsewhere, but it fits better here:

Watch the time-lapse video of the 'planting' of 37,000+ flags (in 35 seconds).
Memorial Day Flag Garden – Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund

www.massmilitaryheroes.org

 

[bayouace]

Impressive. Thanks.

 

[Story]

I posted on such in this thread,

World War 2 heavy on Memorial Day | Civil War Potpourri

The thing that has always bothered me about Memorial Day is how heavy of emphasis is put on World War II. When you see little snips of "remembering our veterans and troops," it's almost always World War II and our present troops. I don't understand why the Civil War, World War I, and, most...

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