Tradition, interrupted
Laying Christmas wreaths at the graves in Arlington National Cemetery won’t happen this year because of the pandemic. Read story here. Update (11/17/20): The Army Secretary reversed the decision and ordered the wreath laying to proceed. Read that story here.
People walk among headstones with holiday wreaths in Arlington National Cemetery during Wreaths Across America Day in Arlington, Va., Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Maine businessman Morrill Worcester started the annual event in 1992 at Arlington National Cemetery, and it has expanded to hundreds of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and overseas. (AP Photo/Sait Serkan Gurbuz)
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Posted 17 Nov 2020 by Roger Rabbit
in America, Health, Misc.