Since I grew up near Battle Creek, I saw this photo in several places; it’s one of my all-time favorite photos. It was actually pretty hard to find online, though. This picture is called The U.S. Human Shield. It is composed of 30,000 officers and men and was taken in Battle Creek at Fort Custer in 1918.
Happy 4th of July!
I just saw one. It is posted on the northwest wall of the Beckley rd. Burger King. No one that I was with realized that the flag was made up of soldiers (let alone 30,000) until I pointed it out. Thanks for posting it.
I know there’s on at Finley’s, too.