Wreath's Across America

Wreath's Across America, is way to honor those who have given their lives for our country. In 1992, the Worcester Wreath Company found themselves with an excess of wreaths nearing the end of the holiday season. Seeing an opportunity to make a boyhood dream a reality, efforts to do something special with those wreaths began in earnest. With the help of Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, arrangements were made for the wreaths to be placed at Arlington in one of the older sections of the cemetery, a section which received fewer visitors with each passing year.Now over fifteen years and over 100,000 wreaths later, the original group has been joined by many others who participate in the project each year.

In creating Wreaths Across America, it was the wish of Morrill and Karen Worcester to bring children and Veterans together, as the ideal way of expressing appreciation for the past, present, and future sacrifices our Veterans (and their families) make for this country.

http://www.wreaths-across-america.org/about.html

Today, my daughter and I joined about several hundred people today, in Canton, Georgia. At the Georgia National Cemetery to help honor those who have given all for our country. We unfortunately missed the actual wreath laying, but made it for the beautiful ceremony. What a site it was to see that awesome bird, the C-130 make not one but two fly by's over the cemetery. They were extremely low and absolutely moving. If you have a chance, take part in this event, at a National Cemetery near you next Christmas. It is a wonderful way to get the whole family involved in something very special.