The Wreaths Across America Story
Posted on Jun 04, 2009 under wreaths | 1 Comment
This 2009 addition to the Wreaths Across America story shares how the tradition of placing wreaths to honor our veterans during the holidays has grown into a national movement, with over 350 participating locations, thousands of volunteers, and 105,000+ wreaths placed in 2008 to Remember, Honor, and Teach our the service and sacrifices made by our veterans and their families.
For more information visit WreathsAcrossAmerica.org
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The Boy Scouts & Cub Scouts from 40 helped lay Wreaths at Arlington this year and learned a lot that can’t be taught about citizenship.
Tommy McFly of the Jack Diamond Morning Show on Mix 107.3 is on a mission to discover Washington. This time he’s at Arlington National Cemetery for the annual wreath laying ceremony. Check it out! 
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The “Wreaths Across America” leaves Maine on its way to Arlington National Cemetery, but it first makes one last stop in Wells. News 8′s Keith Baldi reports.
Every year – the group Wreaths Across America honors fallen soldiers in the U.S. by placing wreaths on the graves during the holidays. What began as a small effort at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington has grown into a national tradition spanning 350 military cemeteries nationwide. VOA’s Maria Yunko and Ruslan Petrychka were on hand for this year’s wreath laying event at Arlington National Cemetery.
Laying Christmas wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery
Hundreds of volunteers descend on Arlington National Cemetery to place Christmas wreaths at the grave sites.
This is an ABC News story about one man’s gift of Christmas Wreaths each year.
Honoring the Nation’s fallen soldiers, and those still serving our country, by the laying of wreaths upon headstones. Filmed at the San Francisco National Cemetery, December 14, 2006.