Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, our mission to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 1,400 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad. This year it is on December 15.
You can help by sponsoring a veterans’ wreath at a cemetery near you, volunteering or donating to a local fundraising group.
This photo is of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in DC. Photo credit to Angela Pan of Fairfax, VA, who took this picture at sunrise.
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When we went to Italy in 2013 we were early to an event and the bus driver took us to the US military cemetery in Florence. It was very moving. Our 9 year old granddaughter was with us. She was very good about it all, and she was impressed