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epa01019002 A U.S. Army soldier from the Infantry Regiment, also called 'The Old Guard', holds a bundle of American flags while placing them in front of graves to mark the upcoming Memorial Day holiday, at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, U.S., on 24 May 2007. The event, called 'Flag's In', has been conducted annually since 1948. Troops will place an American flag at each of the more than 220,000 graves at the cemetery, including many of those killed in the Iraq war. EPA/MATTHEW CAVANAUGH