The Wreaths Across America convoy is on its way to Arlington National Cemetery with over 250,000 wreaths.
To follow the convoy click this link
https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/arlington-escort-information for a schedule of stops along the way with a range of events at each stop.
Over a quarter of a million wreaths are on their way to ANC. Ten trucks full of wreaths (out of a total of 68) will start the trip on Saturday, Dec. 8 and travel in a convoy of tractor trailers. For safety reasons, only ten trucks will complete the convoy tour — the other 58 will be waiting at Arlington National Cemetery.
If you live nearby, join the Connecting Vets team at Arlington National Cemetery for the wreath laying event on Dec. 15. And if you're not near ANC, you can get involved with a donation or by sponsoring a wreath!
The farm in Maine that makes the wreaths is the same one that started the tradition of placing wreaths for the holidays back in 1992. That year, the Worcester family placed 5,000 of their surplus wreaths on grave sites in Arlington National Cemetery. Last year, 1,500,000 wreaths were placed.
