Memorial Day open thread

Members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment place flags at the headstones of U.S. military personnel buried at Arlington Cemetery ahead of Memorial Day in Arlington, Va., Thursday, May 21, 2026. Service members will place small American flags in front of approximately 250,000 headstones in under four hours. (Mike Kropf/Richmond Times-Dispatch via Getty Images) Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer, but it is also a day to remember and honor the men and women who died while serving in th