The Avenue of Flags at Elm Grove Cemetery last year for Memorial Day. Photo by Sally Y. Hart

Approximately 420 American flags will be seen in Washington this Memorial Day weekend. Each year the Jones & Eden Funeral Home staff displays the Avenue of Flags at Elm Grove Cemetery. The flags are mended by the Presbyterian Church Sewing Circle. The funeral home began the Avenue of Flags in 1981.For the full list of names flags are flown in honor of click here.