News

For immediate release: Harrington, Maine –
Wreaths Across America coming to Rochester, Minnesota
on December 13, 2008

The ceremony will be held again this year at the New Life Worship Center, 6301 34th Ave NW on December 13, 2008 from 11:00 to 11:45 where seven ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember those who gave their lives in service for our country. All across the country at 11:00 Central time there will be similar ceremonies. We are requesting that everyone, stop for a minute of silence at 11:00 to remember and reflect. Specially made wreaths for Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines and POW/MIA will be placed during a short program followed by a caravan to the Soldiers Field Veterans Memorial where the wreaths will be placed in the Memorial with a short ten minute ceremony. There will also be a Tree of Remembrance at the Memorial where you can place a ribbon with the name of the Veteran you wish to honor and remember. Ribbons will be available at the program and also at VFW Post 1215, 16 6th St SW and American Legion Post 92, 315 1st Ave NW.
The ceremony at New Life Worship will include Posting of the Colors and taps. Families of all branches of the service will be represented and everyone is encouraged to attend to honor those who have fought to defend our freedoms.

December 13 will mark the 17th anniversary of Maine wreaths being donated to decorate the graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA, where over 1000 volunteers honor our nation’s heroes by placing wreaths on their grave stones. This is the third year of a national campaign dubbed Wreaths Across America that will bring the same remembrance wreaths to over 230 National and State Veterans cemeteries and memorials across the nation and also overseas and on American Ships.

All of these specially made wreaths are donated by Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine. The full story can be seen and heard on line at the below Wreaths Across America Website

In addition to these ceremonial wreaths U.S. Civil Air Patrol has joined with Wreaths Across America to promote sponsored wreaths from the general public that also will be laid on Veterans graves across the country.
Sponsors can also donate on line at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org or www.cap.gov/visitors/donations

Wayne Stillman