Memorial Day Flowers Foundation brings 200,000 flowers to Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day

The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation honors fallen military members with 200,000 flowers at Arlington National Cemetery.

ARLINGTON, Va. — The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation brought 200,000 flowers to the Arlington National Cemetery to honor fallen military members this Memorial Day weekend. 

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The flowers were unloaded from a truck and prepped for placement by volunteers on Saturday in the service area of the cemetery. 

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“Our floral tribute hearkens back to the historic observance of Memorial Day, when families would visit gravesites and decorate them with flowers,”

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