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Wreaths Across America

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Morrill and Karen Worcester own a wreath company in Maine, and in 1992 they ended the year with a surplus of wreaths. That sparked an idea. Why not use the wreaths to honor our nation’s veterans? With help from their Senator, they arranged for the wreaths to be placed on graves in one of the older areas of Arlington National Cemetery. Other organizations and individuals stepped up to help, and the practice continued quietly until…