A young man, accompanied by his family nearby, salutes a veteran’s grave at Pine Grove Cemetery after placing a wreath as part of the Wreaths Across America program. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Three young friends have their hands full while placing wreaths as part of the Wreaths Across America program at Pine Grove Cemetery. IAN TOCHER/Staff
Families and individual volunteers visited two local cemeteries on Dec. 13 to place evergreen wreaths on the graves of veterans — regardless of where or when they served — as a way to honor their lives and service to the country.
Their efforts followed a brief presentation at the Putnam County Veterans Wall of Honor Park by U.S. Army veteran Nikki Barker, who explained that the core purpose of the …
