Illinois Post 527 places 900 wreaths on graves of veterans

American Legion Family members from Post 527 in Cissna Park, Ill., placed more than 900 wreathes on graves of veterans in seven cemeteries Dec. 18 for a Wreaths Across America event.
Sons of the American Legion member Rich Eismann helps load wreaths before American Legion Post 527’s annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
Sons of the American Legion member Rich Eismann helps load wreaths before American Legion Post 527’s annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
Sons of the American Legion member Mark Bauer smiles with Legion color guard members before American Legion Post 527’s annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
Sons of the American Legion member Mark Bauer smiles with Legion color guard members before American Legion Post 527’s annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
Sons of the American Legion members participate in American Legion Post 527’s annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
Sons of the American Legion members participate in American Legion Post 527’s annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
American Legion Post 527 adjutant Richard Swing salutes during a Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
American Legion Post 527 adjutant Richard Swing salutes during a Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
Sons of the American Legion commander Calvin Lynch lays a wreath during American Legion Post 527’s annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion
Sons of the American Legion commander Calvin Lynch lays a wreath during American Legion Post 527’s annual Wreaths Across America ceremony in Cissna Park, Illinois, on Saturday, December 18. Photo by Ben Mikesell/The American Legion