Michigan Legion Family participates in Wreaths Across America 

Blowing snow and freezing temperatures didn’t stop members of Leighr A. Wright American Legion Post 53 and the Hillsdale, Mich., community from honoring veterans in local cemeteries by placing wreaths on their gravesites.
Nearly 200 participants joined American Legion Post 53 members to lay wreaths on veterans’ gravesites at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsdale, Mich. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion
Nearly 200 participants joined American Legion Post 53 members to lay wreaths on veterans’ gravesites at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsdale, Mich. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion
More than 1,000 wreaths were laid between Oak Grove and Lake View Cemeteries. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion
More than 1,000 wreaths were laid between Oak Grove and Lake View Cemeteries. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion
Jonesville American Legion Post 195 Honor Guard presented a three-volley salute and the playing of taps to conclude ceremony to kick off the Wreaths Across America event at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsdale, Mich. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion
Jonesville American Legion Post 195 Honor Guard presented a three-volley salute and the playing of taps to conclude ceremony to kick off the Wreaths Across America event at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsdale, Mich. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion
A Legion Rider teaches her daughter to “say their names” after placing a wreath at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsdale, Mich. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion
A Legion Rider teaches her daughter to “say their names” after placing a wreath at Oak Grove Cemetery in Hillsdale, Mich. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion
Wreaths were laid at the Oak Grove Cemetery Civil War Memorial to mark the beginning of the first Wreaths Across America event in Hillsdale, Mich. Members of the American Legion Post 53 family spearheaded the fundraising and organized the event to lay wreaths at the gravesites of more than 1,000 veterans in hope of beginning a new tradition in their community. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion
Wreaths were laid at the Oak Grove Cemetery Civil War Memorial to mark the beginning of the first Wreaths Across America event in Hillsdale, Mich. Members of the American Legion Post 53 family spearheaded the fundraising and organized the event to lay wreaths at the gravesites of more than 1,000 veterans in hope of beginning a new tradition in their community. Photo by Hilary Ott/The American Legion