WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--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/.
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
St. Augustine, FL
GEORGIA
Georgia
National Cemetery
Canton, GA
Marietta
National Cemetery
Marietta, GA
HAWAII
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
INDIANA
Crown
Hill National Cemetery
Indianapolis, IN
Marion
National Cemetery
Marion, IN
IOWA
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
KENTUCKY
Camp
Nelson National Cemetery
Nicholasville, KY
Lebanon
National Cemetery
Lebanon, KY
Mill
Springs National Cemetery
Nancy, KY
Zachary
Taylor National Cemetery
Louisville, KY
LOUISIANA
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
Massachusetts
National Cemetery
Bourne, MA
MICHIGAN
Fort
Custer National Cemetery
Augusta, MI
Great
Lakes National Cemetery
Holly, MI
MINNESOTA
Fort
Snelling National Cemetery
Minneapolis, MN
MISSISSIPPI
Biloxi
National Cemetery
Biloxi, MS
Corinth
National Cemetery
Corinth, MS
Natchez
National Cemetery
Natchez, MS
MISSOURI
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
NEW JERSEY
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
OHIO
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
Puerto
Rico National Cemetery
Bayamon, PR
SOUTH CAROLINA
Beaufort
National Cemetery
Beaufort, SC
Florence
National Cemetery
Florence, SC
Fort
Jackson National Cemetery
Columbia, SC
SOUTH DAKOTA
Black
Hills National Cemetery
Sturgis, SD
Hot
Springs National Cemetery
Hot Springs, SD
TENNESSEE
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
TEXAS
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
VIRGINIA
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
WASHINGTON
Tahoma
National Cemetery
Kent, WA
WEST VIRGINIA
Grafton
National Cemetery
Grafton, WV
West
Virginia National Cemetery
Grafton, WV
WISCONSIN
Wood
National Cemetery
Milwaukee, WI