SlateEd
12-09-2014, 04:49 PM
Hi Virginia and Maryland (and Delaware?)
Not sure if anyone is familiar with Wreaths Across America - an organization that coordinates the donation of remembrance wreaths to place in veterans cemeteries around the country. The culminating event is wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery, which my wife and I attend every year. This year they aim to place a wreath at every single grave in Arlington, which is 230,000.
all the details are on www.wreathsacrossamerica.org
The wreaths are delivered to Arlington from Maine in a massive convoy of volunteer truckers this week. Police, Fire, EMS, and civilians join the parade along the way. It's been too cold and rainy for any Vipers to join the convoy for any length of miles, but if any of you wanted to give them a thumbs up along the way here is the travel itinerary. Courtney and I are planning to leave NY really early Friday and catch them in Stevensville, MD and cruise over the bridge with them to Annapolis:
THURSDAY DECEMBER 11, 2014
7:00am Morning briefing in hotel breakfast area
7:30am TBA
Convoy splits up, trucks go to Walmart Middletown, DE/ Rest of convoy goes to Valley Forge MA
12:00pm Arrive Valley Forge Military Academy
1001 Eagle Rd Wayne, PA
5:00pm Event at Middletown, DE Walmart
705 Middletown Warwick Rd Middletown, DE
6:00pm Dinner at Fire House
FRIDAY DECEMBER 12, 2014
6:30am Morning briefing in hotel breakfast area
7:30am Leave Hampton Inn
8:30am Arrive Legion Post 278
800 Romancoke Rd Stevensville, MD
Breakfast
10:30am Arrive at United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
12:15pm Arrive Pentagon
6:00pm WAA Event in College Park, MD
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13, 2014
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA DAY
6:00am Breakfast served at the Branchville Fire Dept
7:00am Morning briefing breakfast area Branchville FD
7:45am Leave for Arlington from Branchville Fire Dept
8:15am Approximate arrival time at Arlington National Cemetery
Not sure if anyone is familiar with Wreaths Across America - an organization that coordinates the donation of remembrance wreaths to place in veterans cemeteries around the country. The culminating event is wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery, which my wife and I attend every year. This year they aim to place a wreath at every single grave in Arlington, which is 230,000.
all the details are on www.wreathsacrossamerica.org
The wreaths are delivered to Arlington from Maine in a massive convoy of volunteer truckers this week. Police, Fire, EMS, and civilians join the parade along the way. It's been too cold and rainy for any Vipers to join the convoy for any length of miles, but if any of you wanted to give them a thumbs up along the way here is the travel itinerary. Courtney and I are planning to leave NY really early Friday and catch them in Stevensville, MD and cruise over the bridge with them to Annapolis:
THURSDAY DECEMBER 11, 2014
7:00am Morning briefing in hotel breakfast area
7:30am TBA
Convoy splits up, trucks go to Walmart Middletown, DE/ Rest of convoy goes to Valley Forge MA
12:00pm Arrive Valley Forge Military Academy
1001 Eagle Rd Wayne, PA
5:00pm Event at Middletown, DE Walmart
705 Middletown Warwick Rd Middletown, DE
6:00pm Dinner at Fire House
FRIDAY DECEMBER 12, 2014
6:30am Morning briefing in hotel breakfast area
7:30am Leave Hampton Inn
8:30am Arrive Legion Post 278
800 Romancoke Rd Stevensville, MD
Breakfast
10:30am Arrive at United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, MD
12:15pm Arrive Pentagon
6:00pm WAA Event in College Park, MD
SATURDAY DECEMBER 13, 2014
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA DAY
6:00am Breakfast served at the Branchville Fire Dept
7:00am Morning briefing breakfast area Branchville FD
7:45am Leave for Arlington from Branchville Fire Dept
8:15am Approximate arrival time at Arlington National Cemetery