I've seen photos of Arlington on wreath day and it always looked like grave after grave was decorated, but that's Arlington. The smaller, lesser-known national cemeteries don't have the donations that Arlington has, and consequently the number of wreaths is much lower.
Today the ceremony was carried out by cadets from a local Civil Air Patrol unit. Each one carried a wreath dedicated to a different branch of the military.
The second cadet carries the US and Marine flags on his wreath. Semper fi!!
Families have been allowed to place decorations for the holidays since December 1. I took some time before the ceremony began to look for these individual tributes.
Husband and wife are on the same marker, one's name and dates inscribed on the front, the other's on the back. The family brought a wreath for each side.
The color that breaks up the sea of white, though, only calls attention to the thousands of graves that remain unadorned. A $10 $15 donation to Wreaths Across America will put one on the grave of your choosing next year. Choose one at a small cemetery.
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Thought of the day:
To
be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not
the worst that can happen... to be forgotten is the worst." -Pierre
Claeyssens (1909-2003) - See more at:
http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/#sthash.u9vfLKyk.dpuf
"To
be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not
the worst that can happen... to be forgotten is the worst." -Pierre
Claeyssens (1909-2003) - See more at:
http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/#sthash.2Uqomtnb.dpuf
To
be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not
the worst that can happen... to be forgotten is the worst." -Pierre
Claeyssens (1909-2003) - See more at:
http://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/#sthash.u9vfLKyk.dpuf
To be killed in war is not the worst that can happen. To be lost is not the worst... to be forgotten is the worst. (Pierre Claeyssens, 1909-2003)
