On Saturday, December 11, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer will join members of the community at Greenwood Cemetery to honor veterans during the holiday season as part of the national Wreaths Across America Day.
The Wreaths Across America ceremony honors veterans from all branches of the military: Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marines and POW/MIA. At Greenwood Cemetery 250 wreaths will be placed in the American Legion/Military section of the cemetery.
Wreaths Across America Day began 19 years ago when the Worcester Wreath Company from Harrington, Maine initiated a tradition of donating and placing wreaths on the headstones of our nation’s fallen heroes at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia.
“More than 100 volunteers from local veterans units and civilian organizations will assist in the actual placing of the 250 wreaths,” said Steve Noble, Commandant of the Corporal Larry E. Smedley Marine Corps League Detachment 64 and a member of Orlando Mayor Dyer’s Veteran’s Council.
The public is invited to attend the ceremony.
WHEN:
Saturday, December 11, 2010
Ceremony begins at 12 p.m.
WHERE:
Greenwood Cemetery – Military section
1603 Greenwood Street
East of Mills Avenue and south of the East-West Expressway
