Holiday Wreaths to Honor Veterans at VA National Cemeteries
WASHINGTON – Volunteers will place holiday wreaths at Department of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries on Saturday, Dec. 10, to honor the Nation’s Veterans.
“This generous gesture to remember our Veterans at this time of year shows that Americans cherish the service and sacrifice of these heroes,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “The volunteers who turn out for this event show America’s heartfelt, true holiday spirit.”
At most locations, the Civil Air Patrol organizes wreath-laying ceremonies with assistance from local citizens and Veterans service organizations. All 131 VA national cemeteries receive wreaths, one for each military service branch, one for the Merchant Marines and one for prisoners of war and those missing in action.
This is the sixth year that Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, is distributing wreaths to all VA national cemeteries and state Veterans cemeteries in a nationwide program called Wreaths Across America. It is the 20th year that the Company — which created the program — will send thousands of wreaths to be placed at individual gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery and other locations across the country. Company President Morrill Worcester seeks to recognize Veterans, active duty military and their families, and his goal is to remind the public to remember Veterans and teach children the value of freedom.
Community organizations, school groups and individuals have been purchasing and placing wreaths at Veterans cemeteries across the country for several years and hundreds are expected to do so again this week.
For more information about the event at local national and state Veterans cemeteries, call the cemetery’s administration office, or visit the VA Web site at http://www.cem.va.gov/ or the Wreaths Across America Web site at http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/.
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VA National Cemeteries Participating in Wreaths Across America
ALABAMA
Alabama National Cemetery
Montevallo, AL
Fort Mitchell National Cemetery
Seale, AL
ALASKA
Fort Richardson National Cemetery
Fort Richardson, AK
Sitka National Cemetery
Sitka, AK
ARIZONA
National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
Prescott National Cemetery
Prescott, AZ
ARKANSAS
Fayetteville National Cemetery
Fayetteville, AR
Fort Smith National Cemetery
Fort Smith, AR
Little Rock National Cemetery
Little Rock, AR
CALIFORNIA
Bakersfield National Cemetery
Arvin, CA
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
San Diego, CA
Golden Gate National Cemetery
San Bruno, CA
Los Angeles National Cemetery
Los Angeles, CA
Miramar National Cemetery
San Diego, CA
Riverside National Cemetery
Riverside, CA
Sacramento Valley National Cemetery
Dixon, CA
San Francisco National Cemetery
San Francisco, CA
San Joaquin Valley National Cemetery
Gustine, CA
COLORADO
Fort Logan National Cemetery
Denver, CO
Fort Lyon National Cemetery
Las Animas, CO
FLORIDA
Barrancas National Cemetery
Pensacola, FL
Bay Pines National Cemetery
Bay Pines, FL
Florida National Cemetery
Bushnell, FL
Jacksonville National Cemetery
Jacksonville, FL
Sarasota National Cemetery
Sarasota, FL
South Florida National Cemetery
Lake Worth, FL
St. Augustine National Cemetery
GEORGIA
Georgia National Cemetery
Canton, GA
Marietta National Cemetery
Marietta, GA
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific
Honolulu, HI
ILLINOIS
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery
Elwood, IL
Alton National Cemetery
Alton, IL
Camp Butler National Cemetery
Springfield, IL
Danville National Cemetery
Danville, IL
Mound City National Cemetery
Mound City, IL
Quincy National Cemetery
Quincy, IL
Rock Island National Cemetery
Rock Island, IL
Crown Hill National Cemetery
Indianapolis, IN
Marion National Cemetery
Marion, IN
Keokuk National Cemetery
Keokuk, IA
KANSAS
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery
Fort Leavenworth, KS
Fort Scott National Cemetery
Fort Scott, KS
Leavenworth National Cemetery
Leavenworth, KS
Camp Nelson National Cemetery
Nicholasville, KY
Lebanon National Cemetery
Lebanon, KY
Mill Springs National Cemetery
Nancy, KY
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery
Louisville, KY
Alexandria National Cemetery
Pineville, LA
Baton Rouge National Cemetery
Baton Rouge, LA
Port Hudson National Cemetery
Zachary, LA
MAINE
Togus National Cemetery
Togus, ME
MARYLAND
Baltimore National Cemetery
Baltimore, MD
Massachusetts National Cemetery
Bourne, MA
MICHIGAN
Fort Custer National Cemetery
Augusta, MI
Great Lakes National Cemetery
Holly, MI
Fort Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis, MN
MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi National Cemetery
Biloxi, MS
Corinth National Cemetery
Corinth, MS
Natchez National Cemetery
Natchez, MS
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
St. Louis, MO
Jefferson City National Cemetery
Jefferson City, MO
Springfield National Cemetery
Springfield, MO
NEBRASKA
Fort McPherson National Cemetery
Maxwell, NE
Beverly National Cemetery
Beverly, NJ
Finn’s Point National Cemetery
Pennsville, NJ
NEW MEXICO
Santa Fe National Cemetery
Santa Fe, NM
NEW YORK
Bath National Cemetery
Bath, NY
Calverton National Cemetery
Calverton, NY
Cypress Hills National Cemetery
Brooklyn, NY
Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery
Schuylerville, NY
Long Island National Cemetery
Farmingdale, NY
Woodlawn National Cemetery
Elmira, NY
NORTH CAROLINA
New Bern National Cemetery
New Bern, NC
Raleigh National Cemetery
Raleigh, NC
Salisbury National Cemetery
Salisbury, NC
Wilmington National Cemetery
Wilmington, NC
Dayton National Cemetery
Dayton, OH
Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery
Rittman, OH
OKLAHOMA
Fort Gibson National Cemetery
Fort Gibson, OK
Fort Sill National Cemetery
Elgin, OK
OREGON
Eagle Point National Cemetery
Eagle Point, OR
Roseburg National Cemetery
Roseburg, OR
Willamette National Cemetery
Portland, OR
PENNSYLVANIA
Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
Annville, PA
National Cemetery of the Alleghenies
Bridgeville, PA
Philadelphia National Cemetery
Philadelphia, PA
Washington Crossing National Cemetery
Newtown, PA
Puerto Rico National Cemetery
Bayamon, PR
Beaufort National Cemetery
Beaufort, SC
Florence National Cemetery
Florence, SC
Fort Jackson National Cemetery
Columbia, SC
Black Hills National Cemetery
Sturgis, SD
Hot Springs National Cemetery
Hot Springs, SD
Chattanooga National Cemetery
Chattanooga, TN
Knoxville National Cemetery
Knoxville, TN
Memphis National Cemetery
Memphis, TN
Mountain Home National Cemetery
Mountain Home, TN
Nashville National Cemetery
Madison, TN
Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery
Dallas, TX
Fort Bliss National Cemetery
Fort Bliss, TX
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
San Antonio, TX
Houston National Cemetery
Houston, TX
Alexandria National Cemetery
Alexandria, VA
Balls Bluff National Cemetery
Leesburg, VA
City Point National Cemetery
Hopewell, VA
Culpeper National Cemetery
Culpeper, VA
Danville National Cemetery
Danville, VA
Fort Harrison National Cemetery
Richmond, VA
Hampton National Cemetery
Hampton, VA
Quantico National Cemetery
Triangle, VA
Richmond National Cemetery
Richmond, VA
Seven Pines National Cemetery
Sandston, VA
Staunton National Cemetery
Staunton, VA
Winchester National Cemetery
Winchester, VA
Tahoma National Cemetery
Kent, WA
Grafton National Cemetery
Grafton, WV
West Virginia National Cemetery
Grafton, WV
WISCONSIN
Wood National Cemetery
Milwaukee, WI
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