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Wreaths Across America 2019
Remember. Honor. Teach.
On Monday, December 9, 2019, at Eleven O’clock in the morning a wreath laying ceremony was held at the chambers of the Texas State Capital Building in Austin, while similar ceremonies occurred at all of the other forty-nine Capitol Buildings across our country.
On Saturday, December 14, 2019 the national Wreaths Across America event took place to honor veterans at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens in Irving while similar ceremonies occurred at Arlington National Cemetery and over 1,700+ other participating locations nationwide – a solemn tribute to those who served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
The Wreaths Across America story began in 1992 when the Worcester Wreath Company from Harrington, Maine initiated a tradition of donating and placing wreaths on the headstones of our nation’s fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery. Worcester Wreath Company continues to be a major supporter of the project donating over 25,000 total wreaths each year. Over 100,000 wreaths were sponsored by individuals, businesses and groups from communities nation-wide. Wreaths were be placed in all 50 states, at several locations in Iraq, and at 24 national cemeteries on foreign soil.
Oak Grove Memorial Gardens began working with the Wreaths Across America project in 2010 with over 300 wreaths donated that first year and placed on the graves of veterans buried throughout the cemetery. This year the ceremony was held simultaneously with all of the cemeteries at 11:00 AM Central Time. After the ceremony some 2000+ wreaths, all donated from individuals and local businesses, were placed on the graves of the designated veterans’ graves and throughout the cemetery. Oak Grove Memorial Gardens does allow the wreaths to be designated and placed on a certain individual veteran’s grave if a sponsor wishes. The remaining wreaths will then be placed on veteran’s graves in certain areas of the cemetery. Wreaths were also be purchased to place at other pioneer cemeteries located in Irving.
Honoring Veterans is important. Thus, Brown's Memorial wanted to bring awareness of this program to you and all of the families of veterans our staff had the honor of serving this past year.
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