Evergreen Cemetery is the final resting place for more than 800 U.S. military Veterans

Pre-event setup

40 degrees with wind and rain for 2023 Wreaths Across America Day

Volunteers are wet and chilly, but still smiling!

Setting up the Memorial Ceremony

Signal Hill volunteers are ready for citizen wreath-layers

Citizens arrive for the Memorial ceremony

Loyal Barrington citizens showed up to honor Veterans

Color guard BSA Troop 10

2023 Wreaths Across America Day Memorial Ceremony

2023 Wreaths Across America Day Color Guard

Memorial Ceremony Speaker IL Sen. Dan McConchie

Speaker Village President Karen Darch

Speaker, President of Veterans of Lake Barrington Shores Bill Bishop

U.S. Military Service-Specific Wreaths are placed

Veterans of American Legion Post 690

Wreaths are distributed to honor the 800+ Veterans at Evergreen Cemetery

Honor

Girl Scout remembers the Veteran by saying his name aloud

Teaching the next generation

Honor

Our citizen volunteers are the best!

DAR volunteer preps for wreath laying

Evergreen Cemetery awaits wreath layers

DAR greeters await arrivals

Last minute details

Grave-specific donors arrive

BSA Troop 10 presents colors

Signal Hill Regent Wright leads Pledge of Allegiance

Honorary State Regent Luken

US Congressman Casten

Village Trustee Lohmeyer

Veterans of LBS President Bishop

Ceremonial wreaths are laid

Bugler Reynolds plays Taps

Honored guests place wreaths

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

REMEMBER

HONOR

HONOR

HONOR

TEACH

TEACH

TEACH

Live Their Legacy

Wreaths await participants [cr: Tim Satkowski]

Wreaths await participants

DAR volunteers review instructions [cr: Jim Frazier]

DAR volunteers review instructions

Last minute logistics checked [cr: Ira Marcus]

Last minute logistics checked

Evergreen is ready for wreath laying [cr: Tim Satkowski]

Evergreen is ready for wreath laying

Volunteers queue for admission [cr: Ira Marcus]

Volunteers queue for admission

DAR Leaders await citizen wreath layers [cr: Ira Marcus]

DAR Leaders await citizen wreath layers

Energetic Wreath Laying Volunteers [cr: Jim Frazier]

Wreath Laying Volunteers Arrive

Citizen volunteers are welcomed [cr: Tim Satkowski]

Citizen volunteers are welcomed

Our Veterans Remember [cr: Jim Frazier]

Our Veterans Remember

Village President Darch & family [cr: Jim Frazier]

Village President Darch & family

"I will always remember" [cr: Jim Frazier]

I remember you

Remembering your example [cr: Jim Frazier]

Remembering

Saying his name [cr: Jim Frazier]

Saying his name

Remembering your valience [cr: Jim Frazier]

Remembering your valience

I will remember this [cr: Tim Satkowski]

I will remember this

Remembering your courage [cr: Jim Frazier]

Remembering your courage

Honoring your sacrifice [cr: Jim Frazier]

Honoring your sacrifice

Honoring a comrade [cr: Jim Frazier]

Comrades

A family pays honor [cr: Tim Satkowski]

Honoring as a family

One of 87 WWI Veterans at Evergreen [cr: Tim Satkowski]

One of 87 World War I Veterans at Evergreen

Honoring your commitment [cr: Ira Marcus]

Honoring your commitment

Teaching America's history [cr: Ira Marcus]

Teaching America's history

Service runs in this family. [cr: Ira Marcus]

father and son

Teaching the value of freedom [cr: Ira Marcus]

Teaching freedom

Two of the 63 Civil War Veterans at Evergreen [cr: Tim Satkowski]

Civil War Veterans

Teaching respect [cr: Tim Satkowski]

Teaching respect

One of 317 WWII Veterans who rest at Evergreen

WWII Veteran

Teaching service [cr: Tim Satkowski]

Teaching service

There are 675 military Veterans interred at Evergreen Cemetery. [cr: Ira Marcus]

Veterans at Evergreen

Teaching about family. [cr: Tim Satkowski]

Teaching about family

Honoring ALL Veterans [cr: Jim Frazier]

Honoring ALL Veterans

All Veterans at Evergreen received a wreath - Mission Accomplished! [cr: Tim Satkowski]

Mission accomplished

Thanks to all our volunteers! [cr: Jim Frazier]

Thanks to all our volunteers

Location sponsor: Signal Hill Chapter, NSDAR

Husbands or male friends help to transport wreaths for unpacking

Husband Helpers

distributing boxes of wreaths

Unpacking and stacking

Teamwork

Volunter check in

Assisting volunteers

Volunteers arriving

Volunteers arrive

Directing volunteers

Memorial Ceremony moment of silence

BSA Troop 10 Color Guard

Presentation of the colors

ILDAR State Vice Regent Patricia Cork

Congressman Sean Casten

Village of Barrington President Karen Darch

Ceremonial wreath placement

Signal Hill Chapter NSDAR Regent Joyce Wright

Taps closes Memorial Ceremony

Service-specific ceremonial wreaths

Placing wreaths

Volunteers receive wreaths

Volunteers place wreaths

Everyone Played a Part

Honor

Honoring all Veterans

Teach

Remember

Signal Hill Chapter NSDAR volunteers

Fox River Valley Chapter NSDAR volunteers

Honoring Patriots since 1890