National Wreaths Across America Day is held on December 19th every year. The organization is on a mission to lay a holiday wreath on every veterans grave across America. Currently 2100+ cemeteries are participating and that number continues to grow every year.
The organization works with various corporate sponsors, civic groups, school & scouting groups, local communities and everyday citizens to help generate funds to sponsor the project. You can find a lot of information about the project and the organization by visiting their website.
2019 was our first time volunteering to lay wreaths and we participated in the ceremony at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in Lebanon County, Pennsylvania. You can volunteer to lay wreaths and/or sponsor a wreath for a fallen veteran. All of this can be done through their website. It’s a great program to get involved with.
The photographs in my post today are from December 18th and 19th, 2020. We had gotten snow 2 days before and had to use shovels and brooms to remove the snow from the headstones. It was a lot of hard work and we all worked together to complete the tasks that we were assigned. Some volunteers shoveled, others removed snow from headstones, some placed wreaths on the graves, etc. We all had a part to play.
The experience was fantastic and we’ll be participating again this year on National Wreaths Across America Day on December 19th, 2021. It’s NOT too late to get involved. You can visit the Wreaths Across America website to learn more and to see how you can help. We highly recommend it.
Note: Photos in this post are from 2020 at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery when we were there.
Such a worthwhile endeavor. How touching to see the wreaths and think of the sacrifice made by the veterans.
this is the first time I have heard of this custom.. I think that it is a wonderful way to honor fallen veterans and show that they are not forgotten.
That is so nice of a tribute. I am glad they are not forgotten.