National Wreaths Across America Day to honor fallen American soldiers: List of cemeteries
Wreaths Across America remembrance wreaths will be laid on gravesites across the nation this Saturday to remember the fallen, teach the next generation about the value of freedom, and honor those who serve as well as their families.
This special day of remembrance is made possible by Wreaths Across America partners, volunteers, drivers and supporters. Each wreath is hand-crafted of all-American balsam and hand-tied with a red velvet bow in Columbia Falls, Maine. Wreaths are sent to participating locations where volunteers place them on markers of fallen heroes.
Wreaths Across America’s mission is to place wreaths on the graves of military service members buried in national cemeteries. The nonprofit organization founded the event to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery which was initiated by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992.
Wreaths Across America 2023 ceremonies: Saturday, December 16
Poplar Grove National Cemetery at 8005 Vaughan Road in Petersburg:
A brief ceremony to honor America’s armed forces starts at noon. After the ceremony, attendees are invited to place wreaths on graves. Seven hundred wreaths will be placed on graves.
Due to space limitations, parking is only at Richard Bland College at 11301 Johnson Road in Prince George. Free shuttle buses to and from the cemetery start at 10:45 a.m. and run every 15 minutes. For information, call 804-732-3531, extension 200 or email Pete_Interpretation@nps.gov.
City Point National Cemetery at 10th Ave. and Davis St. in Hopewell:
At noon, veterans will be remembered and honored through the laying of remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud. Wreaths will be placed immediately following the ceremony.
Merchants Hope Memorial Gardens at 11302 Merchants Hope Road in Prince George:
At noon, the Community Emergency Response Team of Prince George will help place remembrance wreaths on graves of our country's fallen heroes at Merchants Hope Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum to remember and honor them.
Virginia Veterans Cemetery at 10300 Pridesville Road in Amelia:
The annual wreath laying ceremony is scheduled for noon in partnership with the Virginia Veterans Cemetery Wreath Committee, other community partners and Wreaths Across America. Some parking is available at the cemetery and as many vehicles will be accommodated onsite as possible. Attendees are strongly encouraged to carpool and to arrive between 10:30 and 11:15 a.m.
Join the more than two million volunteers and supporters who will gather to remember, honor and teach at more than 4,000 participating locations in all 50 states, at sea and abroad. Visit wreathsacrossamerica.org for locations they support and information on how to sponsor a wreath.
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