Wreaths Across America ceremony honors veterans and first responders

On National Wreaths Across America Day more than 3,700 locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad participate in wreath-laying ceremonies to show Veterans and their families that they will never be forgotten.

The country’s largest event is held at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington D.C. and this year, 257,000 veterans’ wreaths were placed by more than 28,000 volunteers.