What:                Willamette National Cemetery will host Wreaths Across America, a holiday wreath-laying ceremony to honor and remember our nation’s Veterans. Civil Air Patrol, Veterans service organizations and citizens are coordinating the event to honor Veterans of each branch of the military, the Merchant Marine as well as Prisoners of War and those still Missing in Action (POW/MIA). 

Who:                 Members of the Civil Air Patrol, representatives from the military services, Veterans, their families and the public is invited to attend.

When:               Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at 1:00 PM

 Where:              Willamette National Cemetery

                           11800 SE Mt. Scott Blvd., Portland, OR 97086

Contact:            Pete Sardo, Cemetery Director

                           Office: 503-273-5250

Background:     The Worcester Wreath Company, through a campaign called Wreaths Across America, began donating holiday wreaths in tribute to Veterans laid to rest at VA’s national cemeteries and state Veterans cemeteries in 2006.  Since 1992, they have donated wreaths for gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery. NCA is coordinating wreath ceremonies around the country as a part of Wreaths Across America. For more information on this event, visit the website at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.              

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