Honoring Our War Dead with an Annual Tradition | American Battle Monuments Commission

December 10, 2011, at 6:00am EST

A woman salutes a headstone with a wreath.

An attendee stands and salutes a holiday wreath that was laid at a headstone. Image courtesy of SSgt. Jason Hannen.

ABMC commemorated the sacrifices of our war dead on Saturday, December 10, 2011 with the laying of wreaths as part of the annual Wreaths Across America (WAA) event. Annually WAA, a non-profit organization that honors our veterans, places wreaths on veterans’ headstones every second Saturday in December as a visual reminder during the holidays of service to our country. Arlington National Cemetery serves as the main focus in this effort.