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“Every available soldier in the 3rd U.S. Infantry participates, placing small American flags one foot in front and centered before each grave marker. As part of this yearly memorial activity, Old Guard soldiers remain in the cemetery throughout the weekend, ensuring that a flag remains at each gravestone.”
Today is the 3rd U.S. Infantry’s annual “flags in” ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery.
Read: Flags for the Fallen
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“Every available soldier in the 3rd U.S. Infantry participates, placing small American flags one foot in front and centered before each grave marker. As part of this yearly memorial activity, Old Guard soldiers remain in the cemetery throughout the weekend, ensuring that a flag remains at each gravestone.”
Today is the 3rd U.S. Infantry’s annual “flags in” ceremony at the Arlington National Cemetery.
Read: Flags for the Fallen
[Images: Reuters]
To be a great writer: know everything about adjectives and punctuation (rhythm)
have moral intelligence — which creates true authority in a writer.
Is that all?
- stunning staircase (via alvhem makleri)
We interviewed those affected by Yahoo’s acquisition of Tumblr, and they had a lot to say.
I can’t believe I watched this. What’s wrong with me
The FJP: Definition of "journalist" could pose problem for shield bill
Bipartisan momentum is building for legislation that would give reporters new legal protections from government authorities who want them to reveal their confidential sources. But it’s far from clear whether the effort can overcome the objections that derailed similar bills in the Senate in 2007…
The Amazing Underwater Forest of Lake Kaindy
What makes Lake Kaindy truly remarkable is that it contains an underwater forest. Visible on the lakes surface are the tall, dried-out tops of submerged Spruce trees that rise above the water’s surface like the masts of sunken ships. They are the only sign of the amazing frozen forest below the water’s surface.
The water is so cold (even in summer the temperature does not exceed 6 degrees) that the pine needles remain on the trees, even after a hundred years of being submerged. During the winter, the lake freezes and becomes a popular spot for ice diving.
The lake is 400 meters long and is located in Kazakhstan’s portion of the Tian Shan Mountains, about 129 km from the city of Almaty. The lake was created after an earthquake in 1911 triggered a large landslide blocking the gorge and forming a natural dam.
Holy crap.
Banksy on Advertising
Via Upworthy. Select to embiggen.
Soul-warmer of the day: Maira Kalman on happiness and the human condition. Pair with the equally wonderful Fail Safe.
Legendary science essayist Stephen Jay Gould, who took his last breath 11 years ago this week, on why making unexpected connections is the key to creativity.
Deep Thoughts, with actual member of Congress Steve King (R-Iowa).
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