Field of Honor flags go up at Castaways Park

Edgar Sipat of the U.S. Marines 1/1 from Camp Pendleton unfurls one of 1,776 American flags along the trail as he helps set up the Newport Harbor Exchange Club’s Field of Honor at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

Members of the U.S. Marines 1/1 from Camp Pendleton post some of the 1,776 American flags for the Newport Harbor Exchange Club’s Field of Honor at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

Volunteer Taylor Foutz posts one of the 1,776 American flags for the Newport Harbor Exchange Club’s Field of Honor at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

A woman walks her dogs along the trail next to a line of flags for the Newport Harbor Exchange Club’s Field of Honor at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

A flag waves in the wind overlooking the Back Bay at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

Members of the U.S. Marines 1/1 from Camp Pendleton break for lunch during set-up for the Newport Harbor Exchange Club’s Field of Honor at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

Members of the U.S. Marines 1/1 from Camp Pendleton break for a lunch of hot dogs and hamburgers cooked by the Newport Beach Fire Department during set-up for the Newport Harbor Exchange Club’s Field of Honor at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

Spring flowers add to the color at the Newport Harbor Exchange Club’s Field of Honor at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

William Vaipulu from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unfurls one of the 1,776 American flags for the Newport Harbor Exchange Club’s Field of Honor at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

Members of the U.S. Marines 1/1 from Camp Pendleton post some of the 1,776 American flags for the Newport Harbor Exchange Club’s Field of Honor at Castaways Park on Wednesday.

The Marine 1/1 memorial statue with flags waving in the background on Wednesday at Castaways Park.