In this photograph taken by AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the last panel of the AIDS quilt lays on the ground with the Washington Monument in the background during the closing of the AIDS quilt memorial, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Washington. The AIDS quilt memorial is being put away but not forgotten. (Larry French/AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
In this photograph taken by AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation, the last panel of the AIDS quilt lays on the ground with the Washington Monument in the background during the closing of the AIDS quilt memorial, Tuesday, July 24, 2012, in Washington. The AIDS quilt memorial is being put away but not forgotten. (Larry French/AP Images for AIDS Healthcare Foundation)
The AIDS Memorial Quilt is currently on display as part of the Smithsonian Folklife Festival on the National Mall in Washington until July 26, 2012.