WHAT: Fairview Cemetery in Westford, an official Wreaths Across America (WAA) location, will host a wreath-laying ceremony, joining more than 1,000 other locations across the country for National Wreaths Across America Day. Coordinated and led by local volunteers, the Fairview location has raised over $1,400 to place 137 wreaths on the headstones of fallen service members. This annual event seeks to further the WAA mission of Remember, Honor, Teach, ensuring that the memory of those who served our country endures.
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WHEN: Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016 12 p.m.: Ceremony begins
WHERE: Fairview Cemetery, 123 Main Street, Westford, MA 01886
WHO: Local military veterans and active servicemen. Veterans Services Agent – Terry Stader
About Wreaths Across America: Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission — Remember, Honor, Teach — is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at more than 1,000 veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.
Location Contact: Nicole Pelletier
