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Thousands of people called Worcester, wanting to replicate the wreath-laying service at their own veteran cemeteries. [1] At the end of 2006, Worcester's company supplied wreaths to over 230 state and national cemeteries and veterans monuments across the country. [4] Over 150 different locations simultaneously held ceremonies with Arlington's.
The Bloomington area community will gather at Rose Hill Cemetery on Dec. 16 to participate in the Wreaths Across America event. For Veterans: Wreaths Across America to honor veterans at 4 area ...
Nonprofit organization founded event to continue, expand annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery
In 1992, the Worcester Wreath company in Harrington, Maine, had a surplus at the end of the Christmas holiday season. Recalling a boyhood trip to Arlington National Cemetery, company founder Morrill Worcester donated 5,000 wreaths to the cemetery to honor the cemetery's dead with the help of volunteers and a local trucking company. [33]
The goal of the Wreaths Across America program is to decorate the graves at Florence National Cemetery, where roughly 15,000 veterans are buried. ... of fallen veterans. The goal of the Wreaths ...
Worcester Holdings, LLC was founded by Morrill and Karen Worcester, who also run the nonprofit group Wreaths Across America. [2] This cemetery will be the second national cemetery in Maine and is part of the VA National Cemetery Administration Rural Initiative to provide access to VA burial benefits for Veterans who reside rural areas and who ...
Bartlesville's White Rose Cemetery hosted its second Wreaths Across America ceremony, with residents laying 360 wreaths to honor veterans.
Wreaths Across America (WAA) is a nonprofit organization that distributes wreaths for placement on veterans' graves in military cemeteries. The United States Senate issued a December 2008 resolution that designated December 13, 2008, as Wreaths Across America Day. Subsequent WAA days have been designated on the 2nd or 3rd Saturday in December.