Please help us Remember, Honor, and Teach on December 14, 2024 (See location pages for ceremony and wreath placement details) at 12:00 pm by sponsoring a wreath, volunteering, or inviting friends to help.
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REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.
Welcome to the Civil Air Patrol Ohio Dayton Aero Cadet Squadron 706 GLR-OH-197 (OH0019P)'s Wreaths Across America Page.
On December 14, 2024 (See location pages for ceremony and wreath placement details) at 12:00 pm, Civil Air Patrol Ohio Dayton Aero Cadet Squadron 706 GLR-OH-197 (OH0019P) will be helping Dayton 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, volunteering on Wreaths Day, or inviting your family and friends to attend with you.
Thank you so much for supporting the Civil Air Patrol Ohio Dayton Aero Cadet Squadron 706 GLR-OH-197 (OH0019P) and Wreaths Across America!
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In memory of my dad who although not here in person will always be here in my heart and in our memories. You are loved and missed beyond words.
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We miss you very much and we will love you forever.
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December 14, 2024 at 12:00 pm (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony)
Justin MacKellar, Shannon MacKellar
Directions to Cemetery
Navigation systems do an adequate job finding the cemetery. When you arrive, please follow the people and signs to the site of the parking area. We will have some shuttles to help people get to the ceremony itself. The ceremony will be at the soldiers monument in the main part of the cemetery. We plan on having a procession Lead by the color guard and Patriot Guard Riders, from the Cemetery Office up to the monument starting at 11:45am on National Wreaths Across America Day. Please plan appropriately for arrival, parking and getting to the ceremony site. Parking in the cemetery is reserved for Handicap and staff only. Not other entry will be permitted due to safety concerns.
Parking Instructions
Updated 11/4/2023: Parking is somewhat limited at the cemetery and we try to reserve that for the elderly and handicapped. We encourage rideshare options or carpooling whenever possible, and offsite parking will be available at the Dayton VA Hospital located at 4100 W Third St, Dayton, OH 45428. For those parking at the cemetery, please do not move or go around any cones or barriers. Please park on one side of the road but not in the grass. All parking must be on a hard surface.
The cemetery grounds will be closed to general parking for safety and security reasons. Please use the link below for more information. Parking will be at the B Lot near the hospital and around building 127 (across from the VA Police station). We will have some shuttles available.
Only Staff and handicap will be allowed to park on cemetery grounds. Please plan accordingly as the ceremony starts promptly at noon on 16 Dec 2023. We expect a decent crowd and it is a short walk to the Solders monument where the ceremony will take place starting at noon with the Color Guard leading a procession up to the monument just before.
Parking map link please copy and paste, or use the attached photo:
Also there is still time to sponsor wreaths for the 2023 ceremony. Please consider helping us cover each sit at Dayton National Cemetery. There are around 61,000 site and we have just over 1000 wreaths for this year.
Ceremony and Volunteer Information
We are happy that you are willing to help with our Wreath Across America ceremony at Dayton 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:
Everyone of all ages and backgrounds is welcome.
Please help ensure that all participants get the opportunity to place a wreath.
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 check in with the location coordinator if you are interested in helping with the clean-up.
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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OHDNCD - Dayton National Cemetery
Welcome to OHDNCD - Dayton 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 14, 2024 (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.
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Did you know that Wreaths Across America now offers recurring sponsorships? You can select the occurrence and cancel or pause anytime! Register now by completing this form! (https://tinyurl.com/n735zrbr)
What does it mean to sponsor a wreath? It means you are supporting a yearlong mission to Remember the fallen, Honor those that serve and Teach the next generation the value of freedom. Your sponsorship will support the new and existing programs developed to share the mission. And, it will place a wreath to honor an American hero at one of more than 4,400 participating locations this year on National Wreaths Across America Day – a day set aside to lay gathers as Americans with the same goal.
We can’t do that without your support, though. Your sponsorship will ensure that a wreath is hand-crafted of all-American balsam and hand-tied with a red velvet bow here in Columbia Falls, Maine. It will then be sent to one of our participating locations, where a volunteer will place it on the marker of a hero. That volunteer will then “say their name” to ensure that the legacy of duty, service and sacrifice is never forgotten.
So, what does it mean to sponsor a wreath? It means you have the opportunity to join a grateful nation in saying “thank you” to those who stepped up to serve.
*Please Note: Specific locations designated as "ceremonial-only" accept a limited number of sponsorships. Any additional sponsorships received beyond those used for the ceremony will be distributed to other locations.