Thousands of Maine-made wreaths were distributed at Arlington National Cemetery.
All told, 11 truckloads of greenery from Worcester Wreath Co. made their way to the cemetery outside Washington, D.C. Maine Gov. Paul LePage and first lady Ann LePage helped place wreaths on headstones.
All told, the nonprofit Wreaths Across America expects to ship 470,000 to 500,000 wreaths to adorn veterans’ graves this holiday season. Last-minute donations bumped the number of Arlington wreaths from 100,000 to 120,000.
U.S. Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King say the Senate has passed a resolution designating Saturday as “Wreaths Across America Day.”
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- Gov. Paul LePage of Maine and his wife, Ann, lay a holiday wreath at the grave of a soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., on Saturday during Wreaths Across America Day. Wreaths Across America was started in 1992 at Arlington National Cemetery by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester and has expanded to hundreds of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.
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