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All 300,000 graves at Arlington National Cemetery could have a flower place on its headstone for Memorial Day after a last-minute rush of donations and some help from the floral industry.
Since The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation raised the alarm, cash donations have risen to 50% of what it says it needs for the Memorial Day weekend.
Officials for The Memorial Day Flowers Foundation said the group has been buying flowers and placing them on the graves at Arlington since 2011. The foundation relies on donations and partnerships to do so, and donations have trickled in slowly this year.