About 10 days ago, I was in Washington D.C. The image below is from my trip.

NPR: More Than 600,000 White Flags On The National Mall Honor Lives Lost To COVID (9/17/21)

An excerpt:

For more than two weeks starting this week, more than 600,000 white flags will fill the National Mall — symbolizing the lives lost to COVID-19 in the United States.

Each of the flags, displayed across the 20 acres of grass, will hold a written personalized message from loved ones honoring their memory.

The art installation, titled In America: Remember, was created by Suzanne Brennan Firstenberg, the Washington, D.C