The Missouri Veterans Commission will host Wreaths Across America, a holiday wreath-laying event, to honor and remember the nation’s veterans at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, at each of the six Missouri Veterans cemeteries, including the one at nearby Fort Leonard Wood.
The Missouri Veterans Commission has partnered with Wreaths Across America since 2009.
The Fort Leonard Wood ceremony is at 25350 Highway H, Waynesville. To learn more, contact Stacy Wilson, cemetery director, at 573-774-3496.
Wreaths Across America started in 1992 when the Worcester Wreath Company began donating wreaths to be placed at the headstones in Arlington National Cemetery. Building on that tradition, in 2006, the company began donating seven ceremonial wreaths to each state and national Veterans cemetery in the country.
Today, many individuals and organizations hold campaigns to purchase additional wreaths for placement on headstones in these cemeteries. To learn more about Wreaths Across America, visit wreathsacrossamerica.org/.