Flags for the Fallen

The National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force honors and remembers the 26,000 airmen of the Eighth Air Force in World War II who never returned home with Flags for the Fallen: 26,000 Flags | One Mission.

This unique memorial flag garden of remembrance includes a 48-star American flag for each of the 26,000 men lost. The men of the Eighth in WWII served and were buried, under this flag.

The public is invited to experience the garden from May 23rd through Memorial Day, May 26th, 2025.

The mission of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force is to preserve and share the stories of the heroes of the Eighth; each of these flags represents a hero who made the ultimate sacrifice.