Today is the day… Wreaths Across America

Last year at this time of year, an article appeared in the USA Today newspaper:

Every December for the past 15 years, Morrill Worcester, owner of one of the world’s largest holiday wreath companies, has taken time in the midst of his busiest season to haul a truckload of wreaths to Arlington from his small Downeast Maine town of Harrington.

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For years, he and a small band of volunteers laid the wreaths in virtual obscurity. But in the last 12 months that has changed, thanks to a dusting of snow last year at the cemetery, an evocative photograph, a sentimental poem and a chain e-mail. And this year, Worcester went national. A new program, "Wreaths Across America," shipped a total of about 1,300 wreaths to more than 200 national cemeteries and vets’ memorials in all 50 states.

This year, New Hampshire will be participating in a big way, thanks to the Blue Star Mothers, and, today is the day… The wreaths (numbering some 1500!) will be delivered to the NH State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen between 10:00 to 10:30AM TODAY where we will be placing a wreath at each grave site. This would be the beginning of a yearly tradition here in New Hampshire.
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Also, today, the Civil Air Patrol, the lead agency for the Wreaths Across America, will host a ceremony at the NH State Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen. Every state in the country will be doing this same ceremony at cemeteries and statehouses. It is all coordinated by time to coincide with the ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery.

The Ceremony at Boscawen will start at 12 noon sharp with color guard, speakers, ceremonial wreath laying by active duty service members, a flyover and taps to name a few.

Remember the Fallen and Support our Troops
Because Freedom isn’t Free

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