More than 600,000 flags on National Mall stand witness to America's COVID dead
ABC News
On the grassy expanse of the National Mall, more than 600,000 small white flags are being displayed as a part of a chilling exhibition called "In America: Remember."
On one small, white rectangle is the name of a 29-year-old engineer, on another the name of a World War II veteran, and on a third, that of a 15-year-old -- just three of more than 600,000 flags on the National Mall reflecting the devastating impact COVID-19 has had on American lives and the country.
On the grassy expanse near the Washington Monument, the field of flags is being displayed as a part of a chilling exhibition called "In America: Remember."
Each represents a life lost to the pandemic, and each sits amid a sea of symbolic grief.
This is the second stunning exhibit based on a project trying to capture, the artist said, the "human dignity" behind the mind-numbing numbers.
