I spent a week on the College of Curiosity field trip “European America” last week, and was in Boston on Memorial Day weekend. Our tour, led by fellow 2DG blogger Jeff Wagg, included a walk through the gorgeous Boston parks, and to the weekend display: a U.S. flag for each Massachusetts citizen who had died in a war, from the Revolutionary War through today.

How many?  37,000 flags.

Memorial Day at Boston Commons 2014

So many people.

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Categories: Friday Fun, History

Tags: Boston Common, jeff wagg, Massachusetts, Memorial Day, war dead