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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDec. 7, 2011Holiday Wreaths to Honor Veterans at VA National CemeteriesWASHINGTON – Volunteers will place holiday wreaths at Department of Veterans Affairs national cemeteries on Saturday, Dec. 10, to honor the Nation’s Veterans. “This generous gesture to remember our Veterans at this time of year shows that Americans cherish the service and sacrifice of these heroes,” said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki. “The volunteers who turn out for this event show America’s heartfelt, true holiday spirit.” At most locations, the Civil Air Patrol organizes wreath-laying ceremonies with assistance from local citizens and Veterans service organizations. All 131 VA national cemeteries receive wreaths, one for each military service branch, one for the Merchant Marines and one for prisoners of war and those missing in action. This is the sixth year that Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, is distributing wreaths to all VA national cemeteries and state Veterans cemeteries in a nationwide program called Wreaths Across America. It is the 20th year that the Company -- which created the program -- will send thousands of wreaths to be placed at individual gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery and other locations across the country. Company President Morrill Worcester seeks to recognize Veterans, active duty military and their families, and his goal is to remind the public to remember Veterans and teach children the value of munity organizations, school groups and individuals have been purchasing and placing wreaths at Veterans cemeteries across the country for several years and hundreds are expected to do so again this week.For more information about the event at local national and state Veterans cemeteries, call the cemetery’s administration office, or visit the VA Web site at or the Wreaths Across America Web site at # #VA National Cemeteries Participating in Wreaths Across AmericaALABAMA Alabama National CemeteryMontevallo, ALFort Mitchell National CemeterySeale, ALALASKA?? Fort Richardson National CemeteryFort Richardson, AK Sitka National CemeterySitka, AKARIZONA National Memorial Cemetery of ArizonaPhoenix, AZPrescott National CemeteryPrescott, AZARKANSAS Fayetteville National CemeteryFayetteville, ARFort Smith National CemeteryFort Smith, ARLittle Rock National CemeteryLittle Rock, AR CALIFORNIABakersfield National CemeteryArvin, CA Fort Rosecrans National CemeterySan Diego, CA Golden Gate National CemeterySan Bruno, CALos Angeles National CemeteryLos Angeles, CAMiramar National CemeterySan Diego, CARiverside National CemeteryRiverside, CA Sacramento Valley National CemeteryDixon, CASan Francisco National CemeterySan Francisco, CA San Joaquin Valley National CemeteryGustine, CACOLORADOFort Logan National CemeteryDenver, COFort Lyon National CemeteryLas Animas, CO FLORIDA? Barrancas National CemeteryPensacola, FLBay Pines National CemeteryBay Pines, FLFlorida National CemeteryBushnell, FLJacksonville National CemeteryJacksonville, FLSarasota National CemeterySarasota, FL South Florida National CemeteryLake Worth, FLSt. Augustine National CemeterySt. Augustine, FLGEORGIA Georgia National CemeteryCanton, GA Marietta National CemeteryMarietta, GA HAWAII? National Memorial Cemetery of the PacificHonolulu, HI ILLINOIS Abraham Lincoln National CemeteryElwood, IL Alton National CemeteryAlton, IL Camp Butler National CemeterySpringfield, IL Danville National CemeteryDanville, IL Mound City National CemeteryMound City, IL Quincy National CemeteryQuincy, IL Rock Island National CemeteryRock Island, IL INDIANA? Crown Hill National CemeteryIndianapolis, IN Marion National CemeteryMarion, IN IOWA? Keokuk National CemeteryKeokuk, IAKANSAS?Fort Leavenworth National CemeteryFort Leavenworth, KS Fort Scott National CemeteryFort Scott, KS Leavenworth National CemeteryLeavenworth, KSKENTUCKY? Camp Nelson National CemeteryNicholasville, KYLebanon National CemeteryLebanon, KY Mill Springs National CemeteryNancy, KY Zachary Taylor National CemeteryLouisville, KY LOUISIANA Alexandria National CemeteryPineville, LA Baton Rouge National CemeteryBaton Rouge, LA Port Hudson National CemeteryZachary, LA MAINE? Togus National CemeteryTogus, ME MARYLAND? Baltimore National CemeteryBaltimore, MDMASSACHUSETTS? Massachusetts National CemeteryBourne, MAMICHIGANFort Custer National CemeteryAugusta, MI Great Lakes National CemeteryHolly, MI MINNESOTA Fort Snelling National CemeteryMinneapolis, MN MISSISSIPPI? Biloxi National CemeteryBiloxi, MSCorinth National CemeteryCorinth, MS Natchez National CemeteryNatchez, MS MISSOURI? Jefferson Barracks National CemeterySt. Louis, MOJefferson City National CemeteryJefferson City, MO Springfield National CemeterySpringfield, MO NEBRASKA Fort McPherson National CemeteryMaxwell, NE NEW JERSEY?Beverly National CemeteryBeverly, NJ Finn's Point National CemeteryPennsville, NJ NEW MEXICO?Santa Fe National CemeterySanta Fe, NM NEW YORK? Bath National CemeteryBath, NYCalverton National CemeteryCalverton, NY Cypress Hills National CemeteryBrooklyn, NY Gerald B. H. Solomon Saratoga National CemeterySchuylerville, NY Long Island National CemeteryFarmingdale, NY Woodlawn National CemeteryElmira, NY NORTH CAROLINA New Bern National CemeteryNew Bern, NC Raleigh National CemeteryRaleigh, NC Salisbury National CemeterySalisbury, NC Wilmington National CemeteryWilmington, NC OHIO? Dayton National CemeteryDayton, OH Ohio Western Reserve National CemeteryRittman, OH OKLAHOMA? Fort Gibson National CemeteryFort Gibson, OK Fort Sill National CemeteryElgin, OKOREGON? Eagle Point National CemeteryEagle Point, ORRoseburg National CemeteryRoseburg, OR Willamette National CemeteryPortland, ORPENNSYLVANIAIndiantown Gap National CemeteryAnnville, PA National Cemetery of the AllegheniesBridgeville, PA Philadelphia National CemeteryPhiladelphia, PA Washington Crossing National CemeteryNewtown, PA PUERTO RICOPuerto Rico National CemeteryBayamon, PRSOUTH CAROLINA Beaufort National CemeteryBeaufort, SC Florence National CemeteryFlorence, SCFort Jackson National CemeteryColumbia, SCSOUTH DAKOTA? Black Hills National CemeterySturgis, SD Hot Springs National CemeteryHot Springs, SD TENNESSEE? Chattanooga National CemeteryChattanooga, TN Knoxville National CemeteryKnoxville, TN Memphis National CemeteryMemphis, TN Mountain Home National CemeteryMountain Home, TN Nashville National CemeteryMadison, TN TEXAS? Dallas-Fort Worth National CemeteryDallas, TXFort Bliss National CemeteryFort Bliss, TX Fort Sam Houston National CemeterySan Antonio, TXHouston National CemeteryHouston, TXVIRGINIA? Alexandria National CemeteryAlexandria, VA Balls Bluff National CemeteryLeesburg, VACity Point National CemeteryHopewell, VA Culpeper National CemeteryCulpeper, VA Danville National CemeteryDanville, VA Fort Harrison National CemeteryRichmond, VAHampton National CemeteryHampton, VAQuantico National CemeteryTriangle, VARichmond National CemeteryRichmond, VASeven Pines National CemeterySandston, VA Staunton National CemeteryStaunton, VAWinchester National CemeteryWinchester, VA WASHINGTON? Tahoma National CemeteryKent, WA WEST VIRGINIA Grafton National CemeteryGrafton, WV West Virginia National CemeteryGrafton, WVWISCONSINWood National CemeteryMilwaukee, WI ................
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