On May 26, the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum opens its “Remembering the Fallen: 26,000 Flags | One Mission Memorial Flag Garden.”
One for each person in the Eighth Air Force who didn’t return from World War II.
The 26,000 48-star WWII-era flags will be placed in the Memorial Garden of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force by groups of volunteers. The flag display in the garden will be open to the public from Thursday, May 26 to Monday, May 30, 2022, and will cover the museum’s entire memorial garden and chapel grounds.
“Remembering the Fallen: 26,000 flags | One Mission” will provide a place of deep reflection on the ultimate sacrifice of not only the young men of the Eighth, but all those heroes who gave their lives in service to our country from 1941 to 1945.
Schedule of events for the weekend:
- Information about the project can be found at https://www.mightyeighth.org/flagsforthefallen/
- If you are interested in volunteering with the project please email flags@mightyeighth.org
- Contributions to the project can be made at https://www.mightyeighth.org/flagsforthefallen/