CALIFORNIA -- A white-haired man escorted by Civil Air Patrol cadets carried a wreath to one of seven easels arrayed before silent onlookers, then removed his Merchant Marines cap and dropped his chin onto his stars-and-stripes tie, pausing in contemplation. For Douglas Ehlers, this was a moment for remembering World...
            
 Wreaths Across America newsRead the latest coverage of Wreaths Across America 26,000 wreaths placed at Houston National Cemetery Bridge ceremony honors military veterans from both countries Wreaths Across America ceremonies held on second Saturday of December PENNSYLVANIA -- For the second year, a Wreaths Across America ceremony was held at the temporary site of the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville. The ceremony was a collabortion of Civil Air Patrol, the American Legion and the Flight 93 National Memorial. Click here to see a story about... NORTH DAKOTA -- Civil Air Patrol's Bismarck Composite Squadron will place more than 3,400 wreaths on gravesites at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery on Saturday as part of Wreaths Across America. The wreath-laying ceremony is one of more than 500 planned observances nationwide to be held simultaneously with a national... MAINE -- The Wreaths Across America convoy, carrying 24,000 wreaths, is on the road to Arlington National Cemetery. Tractor-trailer trucks hauling the wreaths left Harrington, Maine, loaded up with wreaths made of balsam fir from the Worcester Wreath Co. The tradition dates back 19 years and is one of the... MAINE -- For the second year in a row Wreaths Across America reached out to Canadian veterans. Cadets with the Civil Air Patrol marched down Perry Point Bridge at the U.S. and Canadian border in Calais. They presented wreaths at a ceremony to remember fallen service men and women from... 24,000 wreaths to be placed at national cemetery Dec. 11 MAINE -- A parade of trucks and veterans will sweep through Wells early Monday morning, Dec. 6, to make a pit stop before delivering thousands of holiday wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery for this year's Wreaths Across America event. The national event — a 750-mile road trip from Harrington to... NORTH DAKOTA -- The Bismarck Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol has raised enough money to place approximately 1,600 wreaths at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery as part of Wreaths Across America. Lt. Col. Sean Johnson, the North Dakota Wing’s chief of staff and former Bismarck squadron commander, said the squadron... Wreath sponsorships to honor Afghanistan, Iraq vets buried there OREGON -- Members of Columbia Composite Squadron in Portland invite the public to sponsor remembrance wreaths for placement on the graves of veterans in December, to honor those who served our country as well as current military members. Wreaths will be placed in Willamette National Cemetery on Dec. 11. There... NORTH DAKOTA -- Even though her brother is buried at Arlington National Cemetery more than 1,500 miles away, Susan Roemmich of Spiritwood, N.D., wanted to participate in paying tribute to the fallen veterans last December. On Dec. 12, 2009, through a Wreaths Across America ceremony coordinated by the Bismarck unit... MICHIGAN -- For the past three years, veterans organizations have placed holiday balsam wreaths on the graves at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly Township. Last year, 2,000 wreaths were placed on headstones at the cemetery, but ABC12's Randy Conat reports donations to the Wreaths Across America project are down this year,... FLORIDA -- The local Civil Air Patrol is coordinating the sale of holiday wreaths to be placed on the graves of Jackson County veterans. An estimated 250 veterans lie in Pinecrest Cemetery north of Marianna and Wreaths Across America organizers are planning a wreath-placing ceremony there on Dec. 11. The... 'Quick Start Pamphlet' offered for new, experienced participants alike GEORGIA -- The 2009 Wreaths Across America observances are featured in a "Making A Difference" report, which aired on "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams" Friday, Dec. 18. "Holiday tradition honors fallen heroes" by NBC News reporter Roger O'Neil originated from Canton, Ga. The report didn't specifically mention Civil Air Patrol,... OHIO -- The Licking County Composite Squadron conducted its premier Wreaths Across America ceremony at Cedar Hill Cemetery Saturday. A Sunday article with a gallery of 16 photos in the Newark Advocate chronicled the event, one of hundreds of Wreaths Across America ceremonies led by the Civil Air Patrol this month.... Civil Air Patrol plays a major role in annual holiday initiative to honor U.S. veterans Wreath exchanged at U.S.-Canada border; ceremony held on Capitol steps; convoy of wreaths headed to Arlington MAINE -- Tractor-trailers loaded with 16,000 wreaths began their journey to Arlington National Cemetery on Sunday. The convoy, part of Wreaths Across America observances planned on Dec. 12 at Arlington, is traveling 750 miles in six days, making more than 20 stops along the way. Articles in three Maine newspapers -- the... CAP joins Worcester Wreath Co., veterans groups to salute those who served Birchwood Composite continuing fundraising campaign Citrus County Composite Squadron to honor those who served as part of nationwide remembrance ceremonies Dec. 12
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