More than 37,000 flags planted on the Boston Common to honor fallen soldiers
Each year, volunteers plant tens of thousands of flags on the Boston Common in time for Memorial Day.
The flags, organized by the Massachusetts Military Hero Fund, honor Massachusetts service members who have died in combat since the Revolutionary War. More than 37,000 flags were planted this year on the hill leading up to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument.
Earlier this week, a ceremony called “Remembering & Honoring Our Massachusetts Heroes” took place at the garden. Gov. Charlie Baker attended the ceremony, as well as families of fallen Massachusetts soldiers.
SFC Robert Bean, of the Commonwealth Brass Quintet 215th Army Band, played “Taps” at this year’s flag garden.
This year, 280 flags were planted in a special area reserved for Massachusetts soldiers who have died since Sept. 11, 2011, according to The Boston Globe. The names of those soldiers were read at the ceremony.
Governor Charlie Baker attended a ceremony earlier in the week, called Remembering & Honoring Our Massachusetts Heroes, at the flag garden.
The flag garden will be on display until Monday.
A scene from the Remembering & Honoring Our Massachusetts Heroes on Thursday.
Watch video of volunteers creating the flag garden.
