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a memory, times 37,000
Keith Bedford/Globe Staff
By Michael J. Bailey
Globe Staff

Volunteer George Rohlfing helped place flags Sunday in the annual Memorial Day Flag Garden on Boston Common. About 37,000 flags were planted on the hill leading to the Soldiers and Sailors Monument to represent the military personnel from Massachusetts killed in combat since the Revolutionary War.

Michael Bailey can be reached at michael.bailey@globe.com