Share your Wreaths Across America plans

For three decades, Americans across the nation have gathered in December to "remember our fallen U.S. veterans, honor those who serve, and teach children the value of freedom" through the placing of wreaths on veterans’ graves.

This year, Dec. 19 will mark the 29th National Wreaths Across America Day. With proper social distancing and other health precautions either developed or already in place due to the pandemic, more than an anticipated 1 million remembrance wreaths will be laid on the graves of America's fallen veterans throughout the country and overseas as part of the mass wreath-laying effort.

American Legion Family members have long been a part of Wreaths Across America events throughout the country. In 2019, Massachusetts Legion Family members helped support an effort that placed more than 7,400 wreaths in several veterans cemeteries throughout Quincy. On the same day in Elmira, N.Y., Legionnaires were among hundreds of volunteers who placed 6,666 wreaths in less than an hour on veterans’ graves at Woodlawn National Cemetery.

American Legion posts and Legion Family members participating in this annual program are encouraged to email sbrooks@legion.org in advance to share your plans for potential coverage in American Legion media. Posts can share their wreath-laying stories on the Legion's web page www.legiontown.org.

For more information about Wreaths Across America, click here. For all social media postings, use the hashtag #WAA2020.