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Local effort underway to support Wreaths Across America

SAN DIEGO COUNTY – Local volunteers are working hard to ensure that veterans laid to rest at seven San Diego County cemeteries are honored on National Wreaths Across America Day in December.

The ceremony, held simultaneously across the country at more than 1,600 locations with the assistance of 2 million volunteers, will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. The goal is to place a live, balsam fir wreath at the headstone of every veteran buried there and say each person’s name, so their memory lives on.

Community members can sponsor the wreaths needed to honor veterans at San Diego’s cemeteries by visiting http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org and select one of the San Diego cemeteries.

Wreath laying ceremonies will be held at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, Miramar National Cemetery, Greenwood Memorial Park San Diego, Valley Center Cemetery, Oak Hill Cemetery, Fallbrook Masonic Cemetery and Glen Abby Memorial Park

“We are forever grateful for the thousands of supporters who dedicate their time and effort to fulfilling our mission on a local level,” Karen Worcester, executive director of Wreaths Across America, said. “These individuals and their communities know the value of remembering the fallen, honoring those who currently serve and teaching the next generation about the sacrifices made for our freedom every day, and without their continued support, Wreaths Across America would not exist.”

For more information on how to sponsor a wreath, start a fundraising group or to sign up to volunteer, visit http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org to find a participating cemetery.

Submitted by Lisa Marcolongo, veterans specialist with The Elizabeth Hospice.

 

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