Arlington National Cemetery Wreath Laying

Twenty years ago Morrill Worcester , the owner of Worcester Wreath Co. in Portland Maine, delivered 5,000 wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery.  He, along with a dozen other volunteers,  laid the wreaths on the  5,000 headstones.  It was his way of giving thanks to the nation's veterans.  The program continued with little fanfare until this picture was 

published in 2005.

      Arlington National Cemetery

 Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.

Know the line has held, your job is done.
Rest easy, sleep well.
Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.
Peace, peace, and farewell..

                                             …Hugh Wyles

Mr. Morrell expanded his project and founded

Wreaths Across  America.   
 On December 10,  2011, 
15,000 volunteers  laid wreaths, 
trucked in by 87 big rigs from across 
America,  on  90,000  graves.

A gallery of photograhs of the 2011 wreath laying 
ceremony can be viewed at the
Washington Post web site.

What a  beautiful  tribute, put together by an amazing and thoughtful  man, to honor our Nation’s fallen.

Until next time,  Honey