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REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.

Welcome to the VA0496 - Friends of U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery's Wreaths Across America Page. 

On December 13, 2025 at 12:00 pm, VA0496 - Friends of U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery will be helping U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans by laying Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes.

Please help us honor and remember as many fallen heroes as possible by sponsoring remembrance wreaths.

Thank you so much for supporting the VA0496 - Friends of U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery and Wreaths Across America!

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Click "Sponsor Wreaths" to sponsor a wreath and help us reach our goal of honoring every veteran at the cemetery.

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Click here if you would like to participate in the wreath laying ceremony on Wreaths Day at the cemetery.

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In Honor Of
by Richard F Gonzales & Linda C Campanelli

Location Information

DCSAHN - U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery
21 Harewood Rd NW
Washington, DC 20011, United States
Click here for the U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery Page
Veteran Graves: 14,000
Coverage Goal: 14,000
Wreaths So Far: 986
Ceremony On: December 13, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Ceremony At: 
Wreath Placement: Immediately Following Ceremony
Wreath Clean Up: January 10, 2026 at 08:00 AM, Please bring gloves and a broom or shovel to collect multiple wreaths at a time.

Location Coordinator: Matthew Frey, Kelly Flanders

Directions to Cemetery

Search 'Soldiers Home Cemetery, Washington, DC' in your navigation system. The cemetery is on the corner of North Capitol Street and Harewood Road.

When you arrive, please follow the parking attendants' instructions and park close to the car in front of you.  The cemetery will fill up, and we want to maximize the number of cars that can safely park on the grounds.  Once the cemetery fills up, you will be directed to overflow parking, so allow for extra time.

Parking Instructions

Please follow the directions of the parking attendants and park as close as possible to the vehicle in front of you. Once the cemetery fills up, you will be directed to overflow parking, so allow for extra time.

Ceremony and Volunteer Information

We are happy that you are willing to help with our Wreath Across America ceremony at U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery. Please do not forget to register to volunteer! That way you will get all updates about the cemetery itself.

Here are some things to remember about the ceremony and wreath laying:

  • Everyone of all ages and backgrounds is welcome.
  • Please help ensure that all participants get the opportunity to place a wreath and only take two wreaths at a time to place on graves.
  • Please follow the location coordinators instructions on where to place wreaths, as well as "how" they should be placed.
  • We especially appreciate volunteers willing to help clean-up. Please return on January 10, 2026 at 8AM to help remove the wreaths.

The most important thing to remember is to have a wonderful experience participating in the ceremony and thank you so much for help Wreaths achieve our mission to remember, honor and teach.

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DCSAHN - U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery

Welcome to DCSAHN - U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's Home National Cemetery and thank you deeply for helping us with our goal to honor as many veterans as possible on Wreaths Across America Day, December 13, 2025 (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony). Please click "View" to learn more about our effort or to volunteer to help or click "Sponsor" to purchase wreaths that will be laid on the graves of our fallen heroes by our loyal volunteers.