On Saturday, December 17, Duluth’s William Day Chapter, NSDAR (National Society Daughters of the American Revolution), held the first Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Duluth Cemetery.
Besides the chapter, employees and friends of Deloitte helped sponsor and place 102 wreaths throughout the cemetery on veterans’ graves, assisted by Scout Troops 419 and 420 from Duluth First United Methodist Church.
Boy Scouts of America Troops 419 and 420, Duluth United Methodist Church, assist Duluth’s William Day Chapter, NSDAR, with their first Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Duluth Cemetery. (Special Photo)
Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, Wreaths Across America’s mission is to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 3,400 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad.
