Students at George C. Marshall High School, in Fairfax County, Virginia, marked Memorial Day by planting 400 flags in front of their school.
Fairfax Co. students plant flags to honor Memorial Day
As you walk among the flags, you can almost hear Marshall’s words from the end of World War II, more than 75 years ago: ”We are determined that before the sun sets on the terrible struggle, our flag will be recognized throughout the world as a symbol of freedom on the one hand, and of overwhelming force on the other.”
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Students at George C. Marshall High School, in Fairfax County, Virginia, marked Memorial Day by planting 400 flags in front of their school.
(WTOP/Kyle Cooper)
Setting up the flags happens twice a year — Veterans Day and Memorial Day.
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Students at George C. Marshall High School, in Fairfax County, Virginia, marked Memorial Day by planting 400 flags in front of their school.
(WTOP/Kyle Cooper)
Marshall High has a student club called the Military Youth Liaison Club that makes sure flags are ready.
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Students at George C. Marshall High School, in Fairfax County, Virginia, marked Memorial Day by planting 400 flags in front of their school.
(WTOP/Kyle Cooper)
The club says the goal is to honor members of the military past and present.
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