WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2021 SERIES

17, 2022.Īccording to Foundation Director of Operations Lora Morgan, the national headquarters of Wreaths Across America has announced a matching campaign as a way to jump start efforts for next year. 14, 2022,įor placement during WAA Day on Dec. Sponsored from now through through Friday, Jan.

Wreaths Across America national headquarters will match any wreaths Next year’s national Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, Dec. “We now begin our campaign for 2022, because the effort to honor our veterans never ends.” “I want to thank everyone that sponsored a wreath through the CGSC Foundation for this year,” said CGSC Foundation President/CEO Rod Cox. After taps, all the volunteers present were given directions where to begin laying wreaths.Īfter all the wreaths were laid, the CGSC Foundation hosted a reception for volunteers with hot drinks and snacks at the Frontier Army Museum which is nearby the cemetery. After Pitt’s remarks, there was a presentation of memorial wreaths for each of the armed services at the base of the flag pole, followed by a three-volley rifle salute and the playing of taps (this year we had bagpipers as well). This year’s ceremony included the presentation of colors by a JROTC color guard, the pledge of allegiance led by a Boy Scout, and remarks from Diana Pitts, the Wreaths Across America coordinator for the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery. The Wreaths Across America Day ceremony began at 11 a.m. A small group of volunteers off-loaded the trucks and staged the wreaths in the cemetery for other volunteers to place after the ceremony.

The Riders and trucks entered the cemetery under a large flag draped from the raised ladders of the Fort Leavenworth Fire Department trucks. 18, 2021, at the Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery.Īround 9:30 a.m., under a cloudy sky and temperatures below freezing, the wreaths were delivered by Walmart trucks that entered the cemetery led by Post 56 VFW Riders on their motorcycles.

WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2021 SERIES

InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series AY17-AY22ĬGSC Foundation President/CEO Rod Cox, left, and Director of Operations Lora Morgan lay wreaths during the national Wreaths Across America Day, Dec.InterAgency Brown-Bag Lecture Series AY22.

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