Volunteers Needed to Place Wreaths on Vets GravesVolunteers Needed to Place Wreaths on Vets Graves

11/28/13 - Hundreds of volunteers are being sought to help remember and honor our fallen veterans this holiday season. Next month, the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly is taking part in Wreaths Across America Day, when volunteers place wreaths on the graves of service men and women across the country. According to the Tri County Times, the holiday was declared by Congress in 2008 to recognize 20 years of work by the Wreaths Across America organization. It will occur on Saturday, December 14th of this year, with a corporate sponsor donating thousands of wreaths for the observance. However, placing those wreaths is not an easy task, and between 750 and 1,000 volunteers are being sought to participate. Those who want to volunteer need only show up at the cemetery on December 14th at 10:45 am. Placing the wreaths should only take about an hour, with a ceremony honoring the branches of the military to follow (TD)