The Wreaths Across America project has become an annual tradition at Arlington. It began in 1992 when a Maine wreathmaker donated 5,000 surplus wreaths to the cemetery. Wreaths Across America Spokeswoman Amber Caron said more than 44,000 volunteers helped lay 245,000 wreaths at Arlington on Saturday. The Maine-made wreaths arrived from the Pine Tree State […]
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Maine wreaths on way to Arlington National Cemetery
Troopers headed out early escorting Wreaths Across America to @ArlingtonNatl Cemetery. #honorthefallen #remember pic.twitter.com/MBxVaUXi8I — Maine State Police (@MEStatePolice) December 8, 2014 HARRINGTON — Thousands of Maine-made wreaths are on their way to Arlington National Cemetery. A convey escorted by Patriot Guard Riders and First Lady Ann LePage left the Worcester Wreath Co. on Sunday […]
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First lady LePage joins convoy to Arlington National Cemetery
SCARBOROUGH (AP) — Maine’s first lady is once again participating in a convoy of Maine-made wreaths that are on their way to Arlington National Cemetery. Despite the December weather, Ann LePage is riding on an open three-wheeled cycle with the Patriot Guard Riders, who are escorting the truckloads of wreaths. The convoy, which left Worcester […]
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LePages help place wreaths on Arlington headstones
Thousands of Maine-made wreaths were distributed at Arlington National Cemetery. All told, 11 truckloads of greenery from Worcester Wreath Co. made their way to the cemetery outside Washington, D.C. Maine Gov. Paul LePage and first lady Ann LePage helped place wreaths on headstones. All told, the nonprofit Wreaths Across America expects to ship 470,000 to […]
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Arlington National Cemetery lacks funds to hit wreath-laying goal
WASHINGTON — The number of wreaths that can be laid on the graves at Arlington National Cemetery might be limited this year because donors who have paid the costs are now splitting their donations to help the tradition spread to other veterans cemeteries across the nation. That has left the nonprofit Wreaths Across America short […]