National Military Monument Opens With 41 Million Service Members' Names on Digital Flags
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 29
National Military Monument Opens With 41 Million Service Members' Names on Digital Flags
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 29
Summary
Opened Monday on the Lincoln Memorial Plaza, the National Military Monument lets visitors search for relatives and project their names across two towering digital American flags.
41 million Americans are included, with service records spanning from the Revolutionary War to today as part of the nationwide America250 celebration.
Each side cycles about 1,500 names every 45 seconds—roughly 480,000 an hour—after visitors scan a QR code and enter a six-digit kiosk code.
Organizers built the database from military records, public archives, veterans groups and voluntary submissions, but say some names are still missing because no single archive is complete and privacy rules limit inclusion.
Placed on one of the National Mall's busiest sites, the installation aims to shift Washington's memorial focus from wars and leaders to the millions of Americans whose service rarely appears in history books.