The Old Guard has done this every year since 1948. Each flag is placed exactly one boot length from the headstone. They finish in under four hours.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For more than seven decades, the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as "The Old Guard," has provided ...

An article of faith in the 3rd Infantry is that Old Guardsmen have always worn their "Buff Straps." It is related that when the 3rd Infantry was under the command of General "Mad" Anthony Wayne as ...