Beginning from the years ahead of our nation’s founding on to the present, more than 37,000 people from Massachusetts have sacrificed their lives during service and as a result of military conflict, and Home Base and Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund have marked their dedication with a display of American flags on the Common for the last 16 years running. “The completed garden is a breathtaking tribute to the true meaning of Memorial Day and a powerful message of community support to the families of these fallen heroes that their sacrifices will never be forgotten,” the group writes of their efforts. The flags are scheduled to stay in place on the Common until the evening of May 27, and despite the nor’easter forecast Thursday, the groups behind the flag display say the public should feel free to stop by through the weekend to take in the scale of their installation and consider precisely what it is meant to represent.
Author: Matthew Medsger
Published at: 2025-05-21 22:37:52
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