Wreaths Across America coming to Southern Arizona

Special to the Green Valley News

Wreaths Across America is coming to Southern Arizona on Dec. 15.

This program sends wreaths from Maine to 230 national and state veterans cemeteries and monuments throughout the nation.

Dec. 15 will be the 16th anniversary of the original program of donated Maine wreaths being placed on graves at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

The program was expanded last year.

It is located at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery, just south of the south main gate to Fort Huachuca.

The Civil Air Patrol (CAP) Squadron 107 from Sierra Vista has volunteered to conduct the ceremony this year at the Southern Arizona Veterans Memorial Cemetery located at 1300 Buffalo Soldier Trail Sierra Vista, starting at 10 a.m.

Seven ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember those who gave their lives in service for our country.

All of these specially made wreaths are donated by Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine. The full story can be seen and heard online at the below Wreaths Across America Web site.

In addition to these ceremonial wreaths, U.S. Civil Air Patrol has joined with Wreaths Across America to promote sponsored wreaths from the general public that also will be laid on veterans’ graves across the country.

If you would like to sponsor a wreath please call 2Ltn Michael Stull, CAP at (520) 419-5475 for more information.

Sponsors can also donate on line at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org or www.cap.gov/visitors/donations.