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By Don C. Brunell
Business analyst 

Veterans' Wreaths Spread Across America

 

December 22, 2022



The Holiday Season is an especially difficult time for anyone grieving lost loved ones. Evergreen wreaths placed on veterans’ graves across America help to ease that pain.

More than 2.5 million red-ribboned wreaths were placed by thousands of volunteers, including many family members, on December 17. Those wreaths are made from clippings of balsam firs dedicated to deceased veterans. Each tree growing in Maine has the “dog tags” identifying the fallen service member. The trees are living year around memorials.

Normally, the fallen are remembered on Memorial Day, but thanks to a Main...



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