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U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, Senior

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, Senior

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. John Wayne Troxell, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and his wife, Sandra, participate in National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington Nation... More

Snow falls in Arlington National Cemetery, Jan. 7,

Snow falls in Arlington National Cemetery, Jan. 7,

Snow falls in Arlington National Cemetery, Jan. 7, 2017, in Arlington, Va. This was the first significant snowfall of the season. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Larue/Arlington National Cemetery/released)

Trace Adkins, country music star, performs “Arlington”

Trace Adkins, country music star, performs “Arlington”

Trace Adkins, country music star, performs “Arlington” at the opening ceremony for Wreaths Across America in Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 12, 2015, in Arlington, Va. WAA, a nonprofit organization, places a... More

Wreaths lay on headstones during Wreaths Across America

Wreaths lay on headstones during Wreaths Across America

Wreaths lay on headstones during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Participants laid 4,000 wreaths for fallen service members. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alyssa Kane, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alyssa Kane, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Alyssa Kane, assigned to the 11th Medical Support Squadron, distribute thousands of wreaths to volunteers to lay on graves sites during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arling... More

Volunteers place wreaths on headstones in Arlington

Volunteers place wreaths on headstones in Arlington

Volunteers place wreaths on headstones in Arlington National Cemetery during the Wreath Across America event, Dec. 17, 2016, in Arlington, Va. This year marks the 25th year that wreaths have been placed at ANC.... More

A member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry

A member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry

A member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) paces in front of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. The soldiers assigned ... More

Wreaths placed along the bottom of niche walls in

Wreaths placed along the bottom of niche walls in

Wreaths placed along the bottom of niche walls in Columbarium Court 1 during the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2017. On this day, volunteers place wr... More

Volunteers pass through Arlington National Cemetery,

Volunteers pass through Arlington National Cemetery,

Volunteers pass through Arlington National Cemetery, Va., to lay wreaths at the grave sites of fallen service members to honor their commitment and service to their country, Dec. 15, 2012. The wreaths were lai... More

U.S. Air Force Capt. Peter Lee carries wreaths and

U.S. Air Force Capt. Peter Lee carries wreaths and

U.S. Air Force Capt. Peter Lee carries wreaths and his daughter, Reagan (8 months), during the Wreaths Across America’s clean-up day, commonly known as Wreaths Out at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Vir... More

The U.S. Army Old Guard honors the Tomb of the Unknown

The U.S. Army Old Guard honors the Tomb of the Unknown

The U.S. Army Old Guard honors the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with a wreath laying ceremony during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 16, 2017. National Wreaths Acros... More

Volunteers carry wreaths through Section 12 of Arlington

Volunteers carry wreaths through Section 12 of Arlington

Volunteers carry wreaths through Section 12 of Arlington National Cemetery during the Wreaths Across America’s clean-up day, commonly known as Wreaths Out, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 20, 2018. Thousands of volu... More

Sixty-six trucks carrying 230,000 "Wreaths of Remembrance"

Sixty-six trucks carrying 230,000 "Wreaths of Remembrance"

Sixty-six trucks carrying 230,000 "Wreaths of Remembrance" arrived at Arlington National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 13, 2014. The 40,000 volunteers gathered to lay the wreaths at grave sites ... More

National Wreaths Across America Day

National Wreaths Across America Day

The U.S. Army Old Guard honors the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier with a wreath laying ceremony during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 16, 2017. National Wreaths Acros... More

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lee Tibbetts salutes

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lee Tibbetts salutes

Retired U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Lee Tibbetts salutes a headstone following the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2017. Tibbetts drove one of the trucks... More

Volunteers walk among the grave sites after placing

Volunteers walk among the grave sites after placing

Volunteers walk among the grave sites after placing wreaths during a National Wreaths Across America Day Ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 15, 2012. Volunteers placed more than 220,0... More

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Sean Mackenzie  salutes a wreath

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Sean Mackenzie salutes a wreath

U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Sean Mackenzie salutes a wreath he placed with a Gold Star family member during the annual Wreaths Across America day at the Ft. Richardson National Cemetery, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richar... More

Wreaths placed at headstones in Section 66 during the

Wreaths placed at headstones in Section 66 during the

Wreaths placed at headstones in Section 66 during the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2017. On this day, volunteers place wreaths at every gravesite at... More

Volunteers pick up wreaths to place on headstones in

Volunteers pick up wreaths to place on headstones in

Volunteers pick up wreaths to place on headstones in Arlington National Cemetery during the Wreaths Across America event, Dec. 12, 2015, in Arlington, Va. WAA, a nonprofit organization, places a wreath on every... More

Volunteers for Wreaths Across America place wreaths

Volunteers for Wreaths Across America place wreaths

Volunteers for Wreaths Across America place wreaths to place at thousands of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 13. The mission of Wreaths Across America is to remember fallen heroes, honor those w... More

Ephraim Stacy and his son lays a wreath during Wreaths

Ephraim Stacy and his son lays a wreath during Wreaths

Ephraim Stacy and his son lays a wreath during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Participants laid 4,000 wreaths for fallen service members. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 (SW) Scott Mich... More

Volunteers place wreaths on headstones Dec. 13, 2014,

Volunteers place wreaths on headstones Dec. 13, 2014,

Volunteers place wreaths on headstones Dec. 13, 2014, in Arlington National Cemetery. Wreaths Across America provides the holiday wreaths, and this year was the first year each eligible headstone received a wre... More

Donald Grieco lays a wreath on a headstone during Wreaths

Donald Grieco lays a wreath on a headstone during Wreaths

Donald Grieco lays a wreath on a headstone during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Participants laid 4,000 wreaths for fallen service members. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communicati... More

Wreaths lay on headstones after being placed by volunteers

Wreaths lay on headstones after being placed by volunteers

Wreaths lay on headstones after being placed by volunteers during the Wreaths Across America event in Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 12, 2015, in Arlington, Va. WAA, a nonprofit organization, places a wreath... More

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ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 17, 2016) Volunteers

161217-A-DR853-624 ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 17, 2016) Volunteers

161217-A-DR853-624 ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 17, 2016) Volunteers carry wreaths to place at headstones during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 17, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Rachel Lar... More

Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard

Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard

Soldiers and Airmen of the New Jersey National Guard participate in a Wreaths Across America ceremony in the Registry Room, also called the Great Hall at Ellis Island, Jersey City, N.J., Dec. 10, 2014. Each yea... More

Distinguished guests place wreaths on the grave site

Distinguished guests place wreaths on the grave site

Distinguished guests place wreaths on the grave site of the 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 16, 2017. National Wreaths Ac... More

Volunteers enter Arlington National Cemetery to participate

Volunteers enter Arlington National Cemetery to participate

Volunteers enter Arlington National Cemetery to participate in the Wreaths Across America’s clean-up day, commonly known as Wreaths Out, Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 19, 2019. This yea... More

A volunteer places wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery

A volunteer places wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery

A volunteer places wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery during National Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 17, 2016. Wreaths Across America is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2007 to continue and e... More

A volunteer place wreaths at a headstone in Section

A volunteer place wreaths at a headstone in Section

A volunteer place wreaths at a headstone in Section 60 during the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2017. On this day, thousands of volunteers place wrea... More

Wreaths are laid across graves at Arlington National

Wreaths are laid across graves at Arlington National

Wreaths are laid across graves at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. Volunteers helped place more than 140,000 wreaths and decorations on the graves of fallen service members as a part ... More

The 230,000 remembrance wreaths were laid at headstones

The 230,000 remembrance wreaths were laid at headstones

The 230,000 remembrance wreaths were laid at headstones at Arlington National Cemetery on Wreath Across America Day. The 40,000 volunteers gathered to pay tribute to our nation's heroes.

181215-N-MY642-0037 PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (DEC. 15, 2018)

181215-N-MY642-0037 PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (DEC. 15, 2018)

181215-N-MY642-0037 PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (DEC. 15, 2018) Command Master Chief Rick Mengel, command master chief of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), salutes a headstone during a Wreath Across America eve... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Janae Javis, left, Senior

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Janae Javis, left, Senior

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Janae Javis, left, Senior Airman Alyssa Kane, center, and Senior Airman Jasmine French with the 11th Medical Support Squadron, distribute thousands of wreaths to volunteers to lay o... More

Volunteers place wreaths at the Columbarium in Arlington

Volunteers place wreaths at the Columbarium in Arlington

Volunteers place wreaths at the Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery for National Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 17, 2016. Wreaths Across America is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2007 to ... More

Wreaths placed at headstones in Section 65 during the

Wreaths placed at headstones in Section 65 during the

Wreaths placed at headstones in Section 65 during the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2017. On this day, volunteers place wreaths at every gravesite at... More

Headstones throughout Arlington National Cemetery,

Headstones throughout Arlington National Cemetery,

Headstones throughout Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va., were adorned with wreaths during Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 14. Fifty Marines and sailors from Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune traveled... More

Assistant Chief Anthony Hopper, Arlington National Cemetery
Attendees wait next to and on top of the Women in Military

Attendees wait next to and on top of the Women in Military

Attendees wait next to and on top of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, just outside of Arlington National Cemetery, for the procession of trucks from Wreaths Across America to enter the cemete... More

Navy personnel from the Navy International Programs

Navy personnel from the Navy International Programs

Navy personnel from the Navy International Programs Office, Washington, distribute wreaths to volunteers during the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Va. Dec. 15, 2012. Wreaths Acros... More

Susan Zerbe prepares to place a wreath on the headstone

Susan Zerbe prepares to place a wreath on the headstone

Susan Zerbe prepares to place a wreath on the headstone for her son, Tech. Sgt. Daniel Lee Zerbe, who was one of 30 U.S. troops killed when a CH-47 Chinook helicopter was shot down in Afghanistan in 2011. Susan... More

Staff Sgt. Cody Riffle and Staff Sgt. Kayla Hoffmaster,

Staff Sgt. Cody Riffle and Staff Sgt. Kayla Hoffmaster,

Staff Sgt. Cody Riffle and Staff Sgt. Kayla Hoffmaster, 167th Airlift Wing Base Honor Guard members, perform a flag folding ceremony at the Wreaths Across America event at Rosedale Cemetary in Martinsburg, W.V... More

Edith Nowels gives remarks during the Wreaths Across

Edith Nowels gives remarks during the Wreaths Across

Edith Nowels gives remarks during the Wreaths Across America opening ceremony with a cut-out of her brother, Medal of Honor recipient Horace M. Thorne, who was killed during World War II, near McClellan Gate in... More

Members of the Maine Sheriffs Association and Bangor

Members of the Maine Sheriffs Association and Bangor

Members of the Maine Sheriffs Association and Bangor Maine Police Department lay wreaths in Section 66 during the Wreath Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2017. ... More

Wreaths lay on headstones after being placed by volunteers

Wreaths lay on headstones after being placed by volunteers

Wreaths lay on headstones after being placed by volunteers during the Wreaths Across America event in Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 12, 2015, in Arlington, Va. WAA, a nonprofit organization, places a wreath... More

Navy Petty Officer Third Class Shardell Thomas carries

Navy Petty Officer Third Class Shardell Thomas carries

Navy Petty Officer Third Class Shardell Thomas carries wreaths to be placed at Arlington National Cemetery during the annual Wreaths Across America event Dec. 17, 2016.

Participants lay wreaths on headstones during Wreaths

Participants lay wreaths on headstones during Wreaths

Participants lay wreaths on headstones during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Participants laid 4,000 wreaths for fallen service members. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 (SW) Scott Micha... More

Survivors and friends of fallen military members begin

Survivors and friends of fallen military members begin

Survivors and friends of fallen military members begin a line of volunteers ready to place wreaths at the headstones of Arlington National Cemetery during the annual Wreaths Across America event Dec. 17, 2016. ... More

Volunteers from throughout the Anchorage area placed

Volunteers from throughout the Anchorage area placed

Volunteers from throughout the Anchorage area placed hundreds of wreaths on headstones at Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 16 in support of National Wreaths Acr... More

Bruce Price lays a wreath during Wreaths Across America

Bruce Price lays a wreath during Wreaths Across America

Bruce Price lays a wreath during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Participants laid 4,000 wreaths for fallen service members. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 (SW) Scott Michael Barnes (Re... More

Retired Army Sgt. Roderick Harris of Rockville, Md.

Retired Army Sgt. Roderick Harris of Rockville, Md.

Retired Army Sgt. Roderick Harris of Rockville, Md. Carries wreaths to place upon a headstones during the annual Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Dec. 17, 2016. DoD ... More

Volunteers carry wreaths through a section of headstones

Volunteers carry wreaths through a section of headstones

Volunteers carry wreaths through a section of headstones at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. Thousands of people helped place more than 140,000 wreaths on the graves of fallen service... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Natasha Orslene with the Military District

U.S. Army Sgt. Natasha Orslene with the Military District

U.S. Army Sgt. Natasha Orslene with the Military District of Washington Sergeant Audie Murphy Club moves boxes of wreaths for the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec... More

A U.S. Army veteran places a wreath on a headstone

A U.S. Army veteran places a wreath on a headstone

A U.S. Army veteran places a wreath on a headstone at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. Thousands of people helped place more than 140,000 wreaths on the graves of fallen service membe... More

Wreaths rest on headstones in Arlington National Cemetery

Wreaths rest on headstones in Arlington National Cemetery

Wreaths rest on headstones in Arlington National Cemetery following the Wreath Across America event, Dec. 17, 2016, in Arlington, Va. This year marks the 25th year that wreaths have been placed at ANC. (U.S. Ar... More

Governor of Maine Paul LaPage and first lady Ann LaPage

Governor of Maine Paul LaPage and first lady Ann LaPage

Governor of Maine Paul LaPage and first lady Ann LaPage lay wreath at Tomb of Unknown Soldier as part of Wreaths Across America Day, Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

A volunteer places wreaths at the Columbarium in Arlington

A volunteer places wreaths at the Columbarium in Arlington

A volunteer places wreaths at the Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery for National Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 17, 2016. Wreaths Across America is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2007 t... More

Volunteers arrive on Memorial Avenue to participate

Volunteers arrive on Memorial Avenue to participate

Volunteers arrive on Memorial Avenue to participate in the Wreaths Across America’s clean-up day, commonly known as Wreaths Out, at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 19, 2019. This year, ov... More

A volunteer places a wreath on a grave at Arlington

A volunteer places a wreath on a grave at Arlington

A volunteer places a wreath on a grave at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. Thousands of people helped place more than 140,000 wreaths on the graves of fallen service members as a par... More

A volunteer arranges a wreath on one of many headstones

A volunteer arranges a wreath on one of many headstones

A volunteer arranges a wreath on one of many headstones at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. Thousands of people helped place more than 140,000 wreaths on the graves of fallen service ... More

Wreaths are laid across graves at Arlington National

Wreaths are laid across graves at Arlington National

Wreaths are laid across graves at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. Volunteers helped place more than 140,000 wreaths and decorations on the graves of fallen service members as a part ... More

Former Army Staff Sgt. Lanice Wheeler lays a wreath

Former Army Staff Sgt. Lanice Wheeler lays a wreath

Former Army Staff Sgt. Lanice Wheeler lays a wreath on a headstone during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Participants laid 4,000 wreaths for fallen service members. U.S. Navy p... More

For the first time, the 364th ESC coordinated and conducted

For the first time, the 364th ESC coordinated and conducted

For the first time, the 364th ESC coordinated and conducted a Wreaths Across America ceremony in Marysville, Wash. The unit’s public affairs officer and survivor outreach services specialist began coordinating ... More

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jasmine French, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jasmine French, assigned

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Jasmine French, assigned to the 11th Medical Support Squadron, distribute thousands of wreaths to volunteers to lay on graves sites during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arl... More

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America’s

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America’s

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America’s clean-up day, commonly known as Wreaths Out, in Section 25 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 19, 2019. This year, over 7,000 volunt... More

Volunteers wait in line for wreaths near the McClellan

Volunteers wait in line for wreaths near the McClellan

Volunteers wait in line for wreaths near the McClellan Gate in Arlington National Cemetery during the Wreath Across America event, Dec. 17, 2016, in Arlington, Va. This year marks the 25th year that wreaths hav... More

Volunteers place wreaths at the Columbarium in Arlington

Volunteers place wreaths at the Columbarium in Arlington

Volunteers place wreaths at the Columbarium in Arlington National Cemetery for National Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 17, 2016. Wreaths Across America is a national nonprofit organization founded in 2007 to ... More

Distinguished guests place wreaths on the grave site

Distinguished guests place wreaths on the grave site

Distinguished guests place wreaths on the grave site of the 35th U.S. President John F. Kennedy during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 16, 2017. National Wreaths Ac... More

Shawn Smith, heavy mobile equipment for fleet maintenance,

Shawn Smith, heavy mobile equipment for fleet maintenance,

Shawn Smith, heavy mobile equipment for fleet maintenance, Arlington National Cemetery, helps a volunteer with directions during the Wreaths Across America’s clean-up day, commonly known as Wreaths Out, at Arli... More

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America Event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2017. On this day, thousands of volunteers place wreaths at every gravesite at Arlington... More

Sean Gearhart, owner of Charm City Piper plays his

Sean Gearhart, owner of Charm City Piper plays his

Sean Gearhart, owner of Charm City Piper plays his bagpipe during the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. During the event, volunteers placed wreaths on m... More

A wreath is laid across the grave of former U.S. Army

A wreath is laid across the grave of former U.S. Army

A wreath is laid across the grave of former U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class William L. DiPetrillo at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. Volunteers helped place more than 140,000 wreaths and de... More

A rock is placed on top of a headstone at Arlington

A rock is placed on top of a headstone at Arlington

A rock is placed on top of a headstone at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. Placing rocks on tombstones is a tradition of letting others know that someone has visited the grave. (U.S.... More

Pictured here, a new temporary fire station was constructed

Pictured here, a new temporary fire station was constructed

Pictured here, a new temporary fire station was constructed at the Fort McNair portion of Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall in September 2015, adding new fire response capabilities to that portion of the joint bas... More

Paul and Stephanie Mamo lay wreaths during Wreaths

Paul and Stephanie Mamo lay wreaths during Wreaths

Paul and Stephanie Mamo lay wreaths during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Participants laid 4,000 wreaths for fallen service members. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 (SW) Scott Michael ... More

181215-N-MY642-0031 PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (DEC. 15, 2018)

181215-N-MY642-0031 PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (DEC. 15, 2018)

181215-N-MY642-0031 PORT ORCHARD, Wash. (DEC. 15, 2018) Command Master Chief Rick Mengel, command master chief of the aircraft carrier USS Nimitz (CVN 68), carries a wreath to a headstone during a Wreath Across... More

Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division

Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division

Soldiers assigned to 1st Brigade, 1st Armored Division participated in the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Dec 16. The ceremony is a part of a national effort at Arlington ... More

Volunteer Lori Palagyi places a wreaths on a grave

Volunteer Lori Palagyi places a wreaths on a grave

Volunteer Lori Palagyi places a wreaths on a grave sites during National Wreaths Across America Day at Arlington national Cemetery, Va., Dec. 16, 2017. National Wreaths Across America Day is an annual event coo... More

A member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry

A member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry

A member of the U.S. Army Honor Guard, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) paces in front of the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. The aoldiers assigned ... More

U.S. Army soldiers with the Military District of Washington

U.S. Army soldiers with the Military District of Washington

U.S. Army soldiers with the Military District of Washington Sergeant Audie Murphy Club set up boxes of wreaths for the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013.... More

Wreaths are laid across graves at Arlington National

Wreaths are laid across graves at Arlington National

Wreaths are laid across graves at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 14, 2013. Volunteers helped place more than 140,000 wreaths and decorations on the graves of fallen service members as a part ... More

A U.S. Army honor guard member carries a wreath at

A U.S. Army honor guard member carries a wreath at

A U.S. Army honor guard member carries a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., Dec. 15, 2012, during a Wreath Across America event. Thousands of volunteers helped pl... More

Wreaths Across America, Arlington National Cemetery

Wreaths Across America, Arlington National Cemetery

Religious Program Specialist 2nd Class Eric Eder, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24), salutes as Taps is played at the conclusion of the Wreaths Across America ceremony the Bi... More

A procession of trucks from Wreaths Across America

A procession of trucks from Wreaths Across America

A procession of trucks from Wreaths Across America drives down Memorial Avenue toward Arlington National Cemetery carrying wreaths that will be placed on headstones in the cemetery, Dec. 12, 2015, in Arlington,... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachael C. King, a Port St. Lucie, Fla.,

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachael C. King, a Port St. Lucie, Fla.,

U.S. Army Sgt. Rachael C. King, a Port St. Lucie, Fla., native stationed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, prepares to place a wreath on her grandfather’s grave site Dec. 12 at Arlington National... More

A procession of trucks from Wreaths Across America

A procession of trucks from Wreaths Across America

A procession of trucks from Wreaths Across America enters Arlington National Cemetery carrying wreaths that will be placed on headstones in the cemetery, Dec. 12, 2015, in Arlington, Va. WAA, a nonprofit organi... More

Volunteers lay wreaths at grave sites Dec. 12 at Arlington

Volunteers lay wreaths at grave sites Dec. 12 at Arlington

Volunteers lay wreaths at grave sites Dec. 12 at Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America. For the second year in a row, every single headstone and the columbarium is covered with a seasonal gr... More

Volunteers walk into Arlington National Cemetery for

Volunteers walk into Arlington National Cemetery for

Volunteers walk into Arlington National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America in Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 17, 2016, in Arlington, Va. This year marks the 25th year that wreaths have been placed at ANC. (... More

Participants lay wreaths during Wreaths Across America

Participants lay wreaths during Wreaths Across America

Participants lay wreaths during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Participants laid 4,000 wreaths for fallen service members. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 (SW) Scott Michael Barnes (Rel... More

Trace Adkins, country music star, performs “Arlington”

Trace Adkins, country music star, performs “Arlington”

Trace Adkins, country music star, performs “Arlington” at the opening ceremony for Wreaths Across America in Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 12, 2015, in Arlington, Va. WAA, a nonprofit organization, places a... More

Volunteers walk into Arlington National Cemetery for

Volunteers walk into Arlington National Cemetery for

Volunteers walk into Arlington National Cemetery for Wreaths Across America in Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 17, 2016, in Arlington, Va. This year marks the 25th year that wreaths have been placed at ANC. (... More

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America’s

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America’s

Volunteers participate in the Wreaths Across America’s clean-up day, commonly known as Wreaths Out, in Section 33 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Jan. 19, 2019. This year, over 7,000 volunt... More

Volunteers place wreaths on headstones Dec. 13, 2014,

Volunteers place wreaths on headstones Dec. 13, 2014,

Volunteers place wreaths on headstones Dec. 13, 2014, in Arlington National Cemetery. Wreaths Across America provides the holiday wreaths, and this year was the first year each eligible headstone received a wre... More

Many volunteers with Wreaths Across America help place

Many volunteers with Wreaths Across America help place

Many volunteers with Wreaths Across America help place more than 100,000 remembrance wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Dec. 13, 2013. The mission of Wreaths Across America is to remembe... More

A participant prepares to lay wreaths during Wreaths

A participant prepares to lay wreaths during Wreaths

A participant prepares to lay wreaths during Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia. Participants laid 4,000 wreaths for fallen service members. U.S. Navy photo by MC2 (SW) Scott Michae... More

Kerry Ross, US Marine Corps Photo
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ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 17, 2016) Service

161217-A-DR853-697 ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 17, 2016) Service

161217-A-DR853-697 ARLINGTON, Va. (Dec. 17, 2016) Service members, veterans, family members and other volunteers wait in freezing rain to receive wreaths to place at headstones at Arlington National Cemetery, V... More

Volunteers place wreaths at headstones in Section 65

Volunteers place wreaths at headstones in Section 65

Volunteers place wreaths at headstones in Section 65 during the Wreaths Across America event at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Dec. 16, 2017. On this day, thousands of volunteers place wreath... More

From the left, Kevin, Thomas, 8, Ben, 5, and Bethany

From the left, Kevin, Thomas, 8, Ben, 5, and Bethany

From the left, Kevin, Thomas, 8, Ben, 5, and Bethany Roshak, all from Ashburn, Va., place wreaths on headstones in Arlington National Cemetery, during the Wreaths Across America event, Dec. 12, 2015, in Arlingt... More

Volunteers walk down McClellan Dr., near Section 60,

Volunteers walk down McClellan Dr., near Section 60,

Volunteers walk down McClellan Dr., near Section 60, during Wreaths Across America in Arlington National Cemetery, Dec. 17, 2016, in Arlington, Va. This year marks the 25th year that wreaths have been placed at... More

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