Layers of white banners with black, block imprint smother nine faded-magenta rows in section 461 of RFK Stadium’s crusty upper deck.
Before the second half of every D.C. United home match begins, a military member peels away one sheet as part of an eight-month countdown to the team’s long-awaited departure from the East Capitol Street relic to Audi Field in Southwest Washington next year.
The current message: “12 MATCHES LEFT AT RFK STADIUM”.
The number refers to the regular season only and will expire Oct. 22 against the New York Red Bulls.