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| Willamette National Cemetery after the wreaths were laid. |
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| Color Guard firing a musket volley in salute. Fred Heiserman, Grier Ingebretsen, Michael Tieman and Mark Robertson |
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| Michael Tieman laying a wreath to remember the MIA's from the Korean War. |
The Lewis & Clark Color Guard of the Sons of the American Revolution laid wreaths on the veterans graves at Willamette National Cemetery. The ceremonies began in the cold and snow at 1pm on Saturday, Dec. 17 thanks to the Civil Air Patrol and representatives from all of the branches of the military. At 2:30pm our Color Guard fired a musket volley in salute. Volunteers then laid the wreaths purchased through the Wreaths Across America program on the graves of the veterans at Willamette. This year, the chapter's first year in the WAA program we sold 160 wreaths and we laid 53 of the wreaths on specific graves. This year, the cemetery laid over 900 wreaths, more than doubled from last year.
REMEMBER our fallen U.S. veterans. HONOR those who serve.TEACH our children the value of freedom.
