Posted on Jan 25, 2011 under wreaths | Comments are off
(NECN: Lauren Collins, Amherst, NH) – One New Hampshire woman has made it her mission to honor the servicemen of her town’s past this holiday season. She’s known as Amherst’s flag lady. Marie Grella chairs the Memorial Day parade and raised the money for the flagpole in the town center. Now she’s on to a new project after, three years ago, “I was watching the news and they showed Arlington cemetery with all the wreaths and I said I’ve got to do that.” For the second holiday season in a row, every veteran headstone in each of the town’s 5 cemeteries has a wreath. All of them donated by the manager at the Amherst Walmart. “Last year he graciously donated 380 wreaths and this year we needed ten more and he called me up and says, ‘no problem.’” The bows, she and a friend tied by hand — all 390, with donated velvet ribbon. Volunteers gathered Sunday to place the wreaths, a task made simpler thanks to Grella’s passion for town history. “A few years ago,” she says, “I ran another project and bought veterans markers and put them in front of all the graves. I literally walked the cemeteries and found the veterans and put a market on ‘em.” “Grella made an effort to adorn every veteran headstone regardless of when that person served. At the town cemetery in Amherst, many of the markers date back to the colonial era. “The veterans play a big part in our being here. And they need to have some recognition. Not just a day, they need to be recognized always, no matter how far back they …
Creator: Maniar, Jayesh Subjects: Processions; Veterans; War memorials Date: 196? Description: A film depicting a parade of veterans in Winnipeg during the 1960s. Following the parade, the veterans lay wreaths by a war memorial. Type: film Format: VOB Source: University of Manitoba Archives & Special Collections – Jayesh Manian fonds (PC 174, A.05-08), Box 1, Item 4 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Copyright statement: Any reproductions of this material may be restricted by copyright regulations. Please consult Archives staff for further information.
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
Scout Troop 604, veterans, families, Patriot Guard Riders and Gathering of Eagles all remember the fallen at the National Cemetery at Farmingdale, NY on December 13, 2008
Posted on Jan 03, 2009 under wreaths | Comments are off
The nationwide Wreaths Across America ceremony honoring our veterans, Dec. 14, 2006. This video is from Keokuk, IA, National Cemetery and courtesy of Golden Point Video.
Posted on Dec 30, 2008 under wreaths | Comments are off
This is the second of two videos from the Wreaths Across America event which took place at Kings Highway Cemetery in Milford, Connecticut on December 13, 2008. It was the first time that Milford was among the many sites all around the country conducting simultaneous ceremonies as part of Wreaths Across America, a campaign to place wreaths at the graves of fallen military veterans.
This second (and final) video features the following parts of the ceremony:
* Mayor Richetelli introduces Bill Donahue, local Disabled American Veterans commander;
* Wreaths placed by respective veterans of military service branches (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines) and in honor of POWs and MIAs (prisoners of war; missing in action);
* Exit of Colors with bagpipe playing;
* Closing prayer, Chaplain Jim Merrill
* Photograph of each of the seven wreaths after the ceremony
IF YOU HAVE NOT YET SEEN THE FIRST VIDEO, PLEASE USE THIS LINK TO ACCESS IT: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjGKmJ8KIk8
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Posted on Dec 30, 2008 under wreaths | Comments are off
This is a wrap-up of some of the charitable giving Basin Electric does during the holidays. Throughout the year, Basin Electric gives more than $600,000 to charity. Included in this video: Ruth Meiers Stone Soup Kitchen, Celebration of Trees (Pride, Inc.), Wreaths Across America
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Posted on Dec 22, 2008 under wreaths | Comments are off
This is the first of two videos from the Wreaths Across America event which took place at Kings Highway Cemetery in Milford, Connecticut on December 13, 2008. It was the first time that Milford was among the many sites all around the country conducting simultaneous ceremonies as part of Wreaths Across America, a campaign to place wreaths at the graves of fallen military veterans.
This first video features the following parts of the ceremony:
* Presentation of Colors (American flag, Milford city flag) with bagpipe playing;
* Opening prayer, Jim Merrill, local American Legion post chaplain;
* Brief welcome by LuJan Fenton, regent for local chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution;
* Remarks by the Honorable Mayor James L. Richetelli, Jr. (R)
AFTER VIEWING THIS VIDEO, PLEASE USE THIS LINK TO CONTINUE TO THE SECOND VIDEO TO WATCH THE WREATH LAYING: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY6qv_IFmic
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Posted on Dec 16, 2008 under wreaths | Comments are off
Wreaths Across America ceremony December 13, 2008 at the Keokuk National Cemetery. This event is to honor veterans by placing Christmas wreaths on their markers. National website is: http://www.wreaths-across-america.org/
This video provided as a public service by www.goldenpointvideo.com
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.
Scout Troop 604, veterans, families, Patriot Guard Riders and Gathering of Eagles all remember the fallen at the National Cemetery at Farmingdale, NY on December 13, 2008
The nationwide Wreaths Across America ceremony honoring our veterans, Dec. 14, 2006. This video is from Keokuk, IA, National Cemetery and courtesy of Golden Point Video.
This is the second of two videos from the Wreaths Across America event which took place at Kings Highway Cemetery in Milford, Connecticut on December 13, 2008. It was the first time that Milford was among the many sites all around the country conducting simultaneous ceremonies as part of Wreaths Across America, a campaign to place wreaths at the graves of fallen military veterans.
This is a wrap-up of some of the charitable giving Basin Electric does during the holidays. Throughout the year, Basin Electric gives more than $600,000 to charity. Included in this video: Ruth Meiers Stone Soup Kitchen, Celebration of Trees (Pride, Inc.), Wreaths Across America
This is the first of two videos from the Wreaths Across America event which took place at Kings Highway Cemetery in Milford, Connecticut on December 13, 2008. It was the first time that Milford was among the many sites all around the country conducting simultaneous ceremonies as part of Wreaths Across America, a campaign to place wreaths at the graves of fallen military veterans.
Wreaths Across America ceremony December 13, 2008 at the Keokuk National Cemetery. This event is to honor veterans by placing Christmas wreaths on their markers. National website is: http://www.wreaths-across-america.org/
The Wreaths Accross America caravan stopped in Old Saybrook on Dec. 9 on its way to Arlington Natioinal Cemetery.