About 3,500 Scouts planted 90,000 flags ahead of Monday’s Memorial Day ceremony. They were instructed to plant one flag per headstone, say the name on the headstone and salute.

In what had long been celebrated every May 30 to honor America’s fallen soldiers, Memorial Day officially became a federal holiday in 1971, observed on the last Monday in May.

(Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel) HONORING VETERANS — Members of the U.S. Public Health Service salute while presenting ... carries the American flag during the Memorial Day ceremony at the Orlando ...

A Memorial Day service honored fallen veterans with speeches, music, and an honor guard presentation. The Collier County Veterans Council organized the event, held at Hodges Funeral Home at Naples ...

On Memorial Day, the American flag should be flown at half-staff until noon in honor of those U.S. military members who died in service. At noon, the flag is raised to full-staff as a "symbol of ...

Hundreds of volunteers, some veterans, gathered together at the Boston Common on Wednesday to place over 37,000 flags to honor dead soldiers ahead of Memorial Day ... by each flag date back ...

About 3,500 Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts planted 90,000 flags ahead of Monday's Memorial Day ceremony. They were instructed to plant one flag per headstone, say the name on the headstone and salute.

See the photos: This article originally appeared on Naples Daily News: Memorial Day 2025 in Collier County: A salute and expression of gratitude to the fallen ...