New Jersey post makes Wreaths Across America a community event
Members of the Stevenson-D’Alessio American Legion Post 12 in Somerville, N.J., joined forces with scout groups, Elks and other organizations to make the Wreaths Across America event at The New Cemetery in Somerville, NJ, a community effort.
Andrea Cahill-Adair, Commander of Stevenson-D’Alessio American Legion Post 12 in Somerville, N.J., Second Vice Commander Arthur Adair, and Robert Newell, American Legion Department of New Jersey Commander, participate in the ceremony at the start of the Wreaths Across America event at The New Cemetery in Somerville, NJ, on Dec. 19, 2020. Photo by Denise L. Henhoeffer/The American Legion

A volunteer lays a wreath on the grave of one of the 1,500-plus veterans buried at The New Cemetery in Somerville, N.J., during the Wreaths Across America event held on Dec. 19,, 2020.Photo by Denise L. Henhoeffer/The American Legion

Local Boy Scouts help lay wreaths on the graves of over 1,500 veterans buried at The New Cemetery in Somerville, N.J., during the Wreaths Across America event held on Dec. 19, 2020. Photo by Denise L. Henhoeffer/The American Legion

Kelly Pellegrino, with her daughters Samantha, 11, and Sara, 6, of Somerville, N.J., carry wreaths through The New Cemetery in Somerville, NJ, during the Wreaths Across America event held on Dec. 19, 2020. Photo by Denise L. Henhoeffer/The American Legion

Arthur Adair, Second Vice Commander of Commander of Stevenson-D’Alessio American Legion Post 12 in Somerville, N.J., lays wreaths on the graves of veterans during the Wreaths Across America event held at The New Cemetery in Somerville, NJ; on Dec. 19, 2020. Photo by Denise L. Henhoeffer/The American Legion

Wreaths decorate the graves of over 1,500 veterans during the Wreaths Across America event held at The New Cemetery in Somerville, N.J., on Dec. 19, 2020. Photo by Denise L. Henhoeffer/The American Legion