Volunteers plant 37,000 American Flags on Boston Common to honor fallen service members

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BOSTON — A moving Memorial Day tribute has returned to the Boston Common.

Volunteers planted more than 37,000 American flags across the Common on Wednesday.

Each flag honors a Massachusetts service member who died defending the country dating back to the Revolutionary War.

The flag garden, a tradition on the Common since 2010, will remain on display through Monday night as residents and visitors gather to pay tribute to the fallen.

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