Wreaths Across America

There will be a 180 day delay so the town can plan on this and other future land use projects

First 3 days in Maine, before continuing the trip to Arlington Cemetery

Later today the Statue of Liberty will receive a decorative Christmas gift from Maine. A wreath laying ceremony is planned as the mission of remembering, honoring and teaching continues.

"Those who do not remember the past, are condemned to repeat it." -George Santayana The personal mission of Karen and Morrill Worcester, to remember the sacrifices made by our military veterans and their families, and to honor and document their service has now become a national movement of sorts.

The goosebumps I get have nothing to do at all with the chilly Maine temperatures this time of year and every thing to do with the home-grown spirit of Christmas, and the sense of patriotism and commitment to our U.S. servicemen and women. And so it begins this weekend in Washington County with the laying of wreaths on both sides of the U.S. border Saturday in Calais by the Gold Star Mothers and t

Amazing. Heart-felt, patriotic, and nothing short of amazing. A tribute to the men and women of the United States military, and their families, like none other. The Perpetual Christmas Tree was ceremonially removed Sunday from the town of Bar Harbor and relocated, under escort by Maine members of the Patriot Riders of America, to the town of Columbia Falls, Maine.

Columbia Falls, Maine, is where our soldiers and their families are honored, and home of Wreaths Across America. This Sunday, there will be a ceremonial removal of a tribute to veterans out of the town of Bar Harbor to Columbia Falls.

October 13, in Columbia, Maine, at the Balsam Valley Amphitheater, country music's Lee Greenwood--God Bless the USA-- is set to perform for a very special event organized by Wreaths Across America entitled: 'A Day of Honor and Remembrance...