Wreaths across America, Dec 13, 2008

Scout Troop 604, veterans, families, Patriot Guard Riders and Gathering of Eagles all remember the fallen at the National Cemetery at Farmingdale, NY on December 13, 2008

On this day, December 13, 2008, thousands of wreaths were laid on the graves of veterans at cemeteries across the entire United States. This tradition was started by the Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, whose owner, Morrill Worcester, in 1992 began sending a tractor trailer full of wreaths to be laid at the graves of our heroes in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, DC..

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Another version of “Arlington” from Memorial Day

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