LYNCHBURG, Tenn. — Folk in Lynchburg will participate in a nation effort to honor every interred American veteran with a live balsam veteran’s wreath on Saturday in Lynchburg. Volunteers will gather at both Lynchburg Cemetery and Highview Cemetery on Saturday, December 14 at for National Wreaths Across America Day. All events that day kick off simultaneously at 10:30 a.m. Arlington time.

The National Anthem will be performed by local Derek Conn and a ceremony will be presented by the local American Legion Post 182.

Currently, 90 separate cemetery locations in Tennessee, including Lynchburg, will take part in this national event. Local sponsorship groups like the Jack Daniel’s Distillery Veteran Service Organizations, BRAVE, registered through the national program. Currently there are 201 others in the state of Tennessee. Through the effort, local volunteer groups and individuals give back to their communities and help to share the year-round mission to Remember the fallen, honor those who serve, and teach the next generation the value of freedom.

Simultaneous events will happen at Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Quantico National Cemetery and others.

Since its founding in 2007, WAA has partnered with thousands of local nonprofits and civic groups to help living veterans and their families to raise awareness and wreath sponsorships nationwide. 

To sponsor a veteran’s wreath and honor an interred American hero on Wreaths Across America Day on December 14, 2024, or to learn more about Wreaths Across America and its year-long mission to Remember, Honor, Teach, please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org. •

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