On Memorial Day, each gravesite has a small American flag carefully positioned exactly one boot’s length away from the headstone.

VIRGINIA — Memorial Day is ... be held at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia and around the country Monday, and ordinary Americans will show their respect by flying their flags at half ...

Each year, the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as the Old Guard, places American flags at the headstones of service members buried at Arlington ... year ahead of Memorial Day.