Wreaths Across America Campaign For Arlington's 150th Anniversary

2014 marks the 150th anniversary of Arlington National Cemetery.

*The CAP/WAA Logo Shirt Also Places A Wreath To Honor A Veteran Buried At Arlington

Each stone marks a name, bears a story, and represents a family who went without a loved one in service to our Country. Let's leave no stone behind.
The Civil Air Patrol partnership with Wreaths Across America™ is expanding in strength and scope each year. Like WAA, we take pride in honoring those who have served our country. CAP members help lead the way by selling wreath sponsorships and coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at locations throughout the United States and across the world. We provide honor and color guards for the ceremonies as well as thousands of volunteers to help lay wreaths. CAP is WAA’s largest sponsor, and with your help, the program and partnership will continue to grow and thrive. Wreaths have been placed to honor those buried on those hallowed grounds since 1992. Our goal is to honor every veteran buried there in this significant year.

Last year 143,000 wreaths were placed on headstones at Arlington alone. This year the goal is to place 230,000 and we need your help.

Wreaths Across America is a national 501(c)3 with over 1000 participating locations nationwide. We receive no government funds in support of this tribute. Each wreath is a gift to honor the families, by those who know that showing our appreciation is the most we can do for the families they left behind.

Wear your t-shirt with pride and help educate others about the mission to Remember, Honor, and Teach about the character of our veterans. Together we can show their families that we will never forget their service and sacrifices.

Please consider giving beyond the cost of your t-shirt. For every $15 sponsored - a wreath will be placed at a veteran's headstone as an living, evergreen symbol of all that was sacrificed to protect our freedoms.

For example, there are over 10,000 stones in Section 60 deserving of a wreath and remembrance gift this holiday season. Section 60 of Arlington is the location where many of our most recent casualties in the War on Terror are laid to rest. The holiday season for many of these families has been changed forever. But each year we hear poignant and emotional stories from those who hearts were warmed just a little when they saw that others still feel and care about their loss and sacrifice. It is the least the we can do.

We are seeing many groups, businesses, and organizations starting to step forward and adopt sections of Arlington as their goal - because together we can honor all the veterans, and their families who have that deep connection to those hallowed grounds.

You can learn more at http://WreathsAcrossAmerica.org and http://www.gocivilairpatrol.com/