More than 150 trucking companies, small and large, helped transport more than 1.2 million wreaths across the nation this year for the annual Wreaths Across America event, National Wreaths Across America Day, on Dec. 17.
Each year, volunteers lay wreaths on grave sites of American military veterans at veteran cemeteries across the U.S. for the event. The largest convoy of trucks for the event delivers more than 200,000 wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery.
Below are some photos from the Truckload Carriers Association, who participated in the event at Arlington, as well as some Tweets from events across the country.
Thank you Stephanie Mary for sharing your photo from Sarasota National Cemetery! pic.twitter.com/mqB4S3aetL
— WreathsAcrossAmerica (@WreathsAcross) December 19, 2016
Thank you Linda Hepp Sublette for sharing your photo from Washington Crossing!! pic.twitter.com/Ms7k6wQiZH
— WreathsAcrossAmerica (@WreathsAcross) December 19, 2016
Quantico National Cemetery
Photo by Carlie Wesche pic.twitter.com/zB3t5ypsMW
— WreathsAcrossAmerica (@WreathsAcross) December 20, 2016
WAA in Yountville, CA
Photo by Dan Stephens#RememberHonorTeach pic.twitter.com/ttE5EiPpjA
— WreathsAcrossAmerica (@WreathsAcross) December 20, 2016
Stones River National Battlefield
Photo by Yvonne Branum Elliott pic.twitter.com/BrHyHYxXz7
— WreathsAcrossAmerica (@WreathsAcross) December 20, 2016
#WreathsAcrossAmerica at #anc
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.@capitalweather @SteveRudinABC7 @ABC7Alex @wtop @dcist https://t.co/YOyrQOc1uz pic.twitter.com/LK1HGotXR0— John Sonderman (@jdsonder) December 17, 2016
The convoy has arrived for @WreathsAcross pic.twitter.com/lek1EFYwGL
— Arlington Cemetery (@ArlingtonNatl) December 17, 2016
