Wreath Across America at Arlington

By Mr. Alex Mcveigh (IMCOM)December 12, 2009

A final for the Unknowns
1 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Sgt. Kyle Obrosky of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns, one of 15,000 placed Dec. 12 at Arlington National Cemetery, one of hundreds of locations at which Wreaths Across America is marking graves... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Thinking and doing
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Thank you commendation
3 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Col. David Griffith, director of Freedom Team Salute, pins a commendation on Morrill Worcester, owner of the Worcester Wreath Company, for
his efforts over the past 18 years in donating thousands of wreaths across the country to honor fallen servicem... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
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Welcome
4 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Maj. Gen. Karl R. Horst, commanding general, Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and Military District of Washington, welcomes the crowd to the 18th Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery Dec. 12. More than 6,000 peo... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Helping Hands
5 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Hundreds of people line up behind an 18-wheel truck to grab some wreaths to place around Arlington National Cemetery. Morrill Worcester, owner of the Worcester Wreath Company of Maine, has donated thousands of wreaths to be placed at the cemetery sin... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Abbie
6 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Abbie Goodson, 2, places a wreath on a grave marker in Section Two of Arlington National Cemetery. Goodson, her parents, grandparents and eight other relatives and make the trek from Georgia to participate in the event. "We hope to be back next year,... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL
Section Two
7 / 7 Show Caption + Hide Caption – A Maine wreath adorns every grave marker in Section Two of Arlington National Cemetery. Wreaths were also placed in sections 9, 31,32 and 37. The USO sponsored an additional 1,000
wreaths to be placed in Section 60, where casualties from the conflict... (Photo Credit: U.S. Army)
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Arlington National Cemetery

16,000 wreaths placed at Arlington Cemetery

Military District of Washington