Bartlett, Illinois, USA. A statue atop a veterans memorial adorned with one rose and a small American flag sat alone as a silhouette against the sky.

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A statue atop a veterans memorial adorned with one rose and a small American flag sat alone as a silhouette against a background of the sky, a larger American flag and POW flag drifting in the breeze. While memorials such as these are typically very active and crowded on Memorial Day in the United States, this year that was not the case due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The sorrow and loneliness of the statue seemed more poignant than ever due to the vacant nature of the surroundings on this Memorial Day.

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Size: 4823px × 3209px
Location: Bartlett, Illinois, USA
Photo credit: © Bruce Leighty / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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