Avenue of 444 Flags  

On the cover of Time Magazine

Time Magazine 1/26/1981 ©1981Time Inc. Used under license.

Since it was pictured on the cover of Time, the flags have continued to fly above the avenue as a tribute to all veterans and as a reminder that freedom isn't free. And now the Avenue of 444 Flags is developing ossuaries below the flags to serve as final resting places for honorably discharged veterans and their families. Read more.

Avenue of 444 Flags is a historic site
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Veterans Left Behind Project

The cremated remains of thousands of veterans lie unclaimed in funeral homes across the country, deprived of the recognition and honor they deserve. The Avenue of 444 Flags Foundation is coordinating a comprehensive effort to collect and inter them in our ossuaries among the flags surrounding the War on Terror Veterans Memorial. Read more.

 

 

Paying Tribute to Veterans

Our nation is full of veterans who have dutifully served in the armed forces, some for short periods of time, some long; some in harm's way, others in safe, comfortable assignments.

We have talked with people who have downplayed their own service because they didn't endure the dangers or hardships that their comrades have encountered. But we believe that all who have performed their duties honorably deserve to be remembered. Our Tribute Pages include profiles of a wide variety of honorably discharged servicemen and women - some dead, some living. Read more.

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