PHOTO: Massachusetts Honors Fallen Vets With 37,000 Flags
A picture that crossed the wire, really struck us today. It shows a sea of American flags planted at the Boston Common.
It's stunning:
Two women sit at the edge of the field of United States flags displayed by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund on the Boston Common in Boston on Sunday. Brian Snyder /Reuters /Landov hide caption
Two women sit at the edge of the field of United States flags displayed by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund on the Boston Common in Boston on Sunday.
Brian Snyder /Reuters /LandovAccording to the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, which plants the flags, it represents the 37,000 Massachusetts residents who have lost their lives in combat since the Revolutionary War.
It's worth noting that on Saturday, the names of the 7,000 service members who have been killed since Sept. 11 were read aloud at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. You can find a list here.