PHOTOS: 660,000 white flags on National Mall honor nation’s COVID victims
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White flags stand near the Washington Monument on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The flags, which will number more than 630,000 when completed, are part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Workers prepare to plant white flags as part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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White flags wait to be planted as part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Workers plant white flags as part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Workers plant white flags as part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Workers plant white flags as part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Sunlight shines on white flags that are part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Sunlight shines on white flags that are part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Workers plant white flags as part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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A worker plants white flags as part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Sunlight shines on white flags that are part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 15, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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Workers plant white flags as part of artist Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg's temporary art installation, "In America: Remember," in remembrance of Americans who have died of COVID-19, on the National Mall in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. The installation will consist of more than 630,000 flags when completed. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
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