GALLERY: Arlington National Cemetery Preps for Memorial Day

By Jack Gruber, USA TODAY Temporary name markers of the nine crewmembers of the B-17 nicknamed "Naughty but Nice" are positioned at their final resting place in Arlington National Cemetery earlier this month. The plane was shot down in the jungle of

Richard Pinter attends the 150th anniversary of the Taps ceremony at the Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. (Photo for The Washington Post by Astr.

Richard Pinter attends the 150th anniversary of the Taps ceremony at the Old Amphitheater at Arlington National Cemetery. (Photo for The Washington Post by Astrid Riecken) Dressed in a WWI uniform, bugler Jay Callaham, right, plays the taps for Gen.

Approximately 220000 American flags will be placed on every headstone in the cemetery before Memorial Day. By Lauren Sausser Two soldiers from the 3rd US Infantry Regiment worked their way along a row of grave sites in Arlington National Cemetery on

Sgt. Craig Green (left) and Sgt. Cody Donaldson of Delta Company of the 3rd US Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) place flags during the annual “Flags In” ceremony in Arlington National Cemetery on May 24, 2012.