Wreaths Across America Ceremonies in Southeast Colorado December 19th
Description: Kathleen Tomlin, President VFWA #2411 Las Animas pictured with Wreaths Across America truckdriver Rick, from Godfrey Trucking.
WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA UPDATE
By Kathleen Tomlin
December 18, 2020
Rick From Godfrey Trucking Arrives in Las Animas With This Year's Wreaths.
Las Animas VFW Auxiliary #2411 is wrapping up their annual Wreaths Across America project with a very brief ceremony on Saturday, December 19th at 10:00 am at the Fort Lyon National Cemetery.
Pictured:Left to right - wreaths across America truck driver and her son - they came from Denver to help his mother unload wreaths, Terry Menges Sr., Darla Youngblood area coordinator for Fort Lyon National Cemetery, heading up Wreaths Across America for Fort Lyon, Terry Menges Jr. Visiting From Chehalis, WA
The National Theme this year is, “Are You An American Worth Fighting For?”
The excitement was in the air when the semi-truck arrived at Fort Lyon and another semi arrived in Las Animas. The trucks are beautiful and many of the drivers are volunteers. The VFW Auxiliary has sold wreaths for veteran’s graves at Fort Lyon National Cemetery; Bent County/Las Animas Cemetery; and Peaceful Valley Cemetery on the Smith Ranch.
The Auxiliary receives $5.00 for each wreath sold, and then in turn use this to help veteran projects in our area. We thank all those that bought wreaths this year! The wreaths will look awesome on the newly fallen snow.
We have 620 veterans’ graves at Bent County/Las Animas Cemetery and approximately 2285 interred at Fort Lyon National Cemetery. Volunteers may help at Fort Lyon or Las Animas Cemeteries. Las Animas will start laying wreaths at 10:30 am.
If you have any questions contact Kathleen Tomlin, President, VFWA at 719-469-2721.
Darla Youngblood is the Area Coordinator for Wreaths Across America and she can be reached at 303-670-9077.
A special thanks goes out to all the volunteers that make this event possible and for those cemetery employees that help us! God bless our Veterans!
This truck is loaded and ready to go thanks to hard work from volunteers.
Publisher's Note, there are also activities planned at Fairview Cemetery, details follow...
The La Junta American Legion Post 9 is hosting a Wreaths Across America Event Saturday, December 19th at Fairview Cemetery in La Junta Beginning at 10 am.
Come join us in remembering our veterans who have passed on during the holidays by putting wreaths on their graves. We will have a ceremony and moment of silence at 10am and start putting wreaths out after. Volunteers always welcome!
From American Legion Post 9 FB Event:
"We had our wreaths delivered monday! Ceremony tomorrow at 10! Please dress warm. Thank you to you all for your support! We raised 187 wreaths this year! Thank you for remembering, honoring our late veterans!"
See you all tomorrow!
SECO News Encourages You To Join Us in Honoring Our Veterans and Supporting Our VFW Posts and Auxiliaries though great fundraisers like Wreaths Across America.
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