The Wreaths Across America Convoy Rolls On Amid Pandemic
It's been a tradition of ours for over a decade to support Wreaths Across America in their mission to lay a wreath on every service member's grave at Arlington National Cemetery. This year there are extra restrictions put in place to keep everyone safe and still get the job done. Andrea McCarren of PenFed Digital (along with her America’s VetDogs service pup in training Ace) joined us from snowy Newark to give an update on the progress and what we can expect this Christmas season.
From Arlington National Cemetery about this year’s event.
Saturday, December 19: A small group of Wreaths Across America team members will place wreaths in a designated section of the cemetery, and the National Wreath Day event will be broadcast for the public to experience via PenFed Digital. Family pass holders will have another opportunity to place wreaths on their loved one’s graves at this time. During the week of December 13-19, the cemetery will be closed to the general public.
Sunday, December 20: the cemetery will re-open to the public. Visitors are welcome to place graveside tributes of privately purchased flowers or wreaths in accordance with our floral policy, located on the cemetery website at: www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/Funerals/After-the- Funeral/Floral-Wreath-Tributes-at-Gravesite.
Arlington National Cemetery is complying with the Department of Defense directives and supplemental “Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak,” and with current Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance for this virus. The health protection of our workforce and our visitors is a top priority, and ANC maintains our commitment to honor the nation's veterans who rest on these iconic grounds. Visit www.arlingtoncemetery.mil for the most updated visitor information and COVID-19 policies and procedures or @ArlingtonNatl, or contact our call center at 877-907-8585.
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