Wreaths Retirement 2024
Veteran/Legionnaire Allen Martin collects Wreaths for Retirement.
Collecting Wreaths
JHS Jr. AF ROTC members are given instructions.
Instructions to Volunteers
Ladies from ROTC retire the memorial wreaths.
Memorial Wreaths Retired
Volunteers bring retired wreaths to pick up that will transport them to retirement site.
Collecting Wreaths
Volunteers unload wreaths from transport vehicle.
Retirement Site
Wreaths are all collected.
Final Resting
WAA Day - Edge Hill Cemetery 2024
Wreaths placement complete.
Wreaths at Edge Hill Cemetery
The movement of the Wreaths from Storage to various locations throughout the Cemetery coordinated by American Legion Past Commanders Cormac Quinn & Harry Johnson
Worker Bees
All Memorial Wreath are prepped before the Ceremony by Location Coordinator Anne Quinn.
Prep of Wreaths
Location Coordinator, Anne Quinn, serves as Ceremony Announcer.
Ceremony
Girl Scout Troop 15120 gets ready to lead the attendees in the Pledge of Allegiance.
Pledge of Allegiance
Jefferson High School Jr. Air Force ROTC Color Guards posts colors at the beginning of the ceremony.
Posting Colors
Placement of 1st Memorial Wreath (Army) by Army Veterans and American Legion Past Commander, Cormac Quinn.
Memorial Wreath
All the Memorial Wreaths are placed.
Memorial Wreaths
American Legion Commander Eric Petty, a Marine Corps Veteran, gives the Closing Remarks.
Closing Remarks
Parent showing his children what it is to Remember, Honor & most importantly Teach.
Remember, Honor, Teach
Wreath is placed on the grave of Wade Jackson, a WWI soldier who was killed in action. Jackson-Perks American Legion Post 71 is named after Jackson & fellow WWI soldier James Perks.
Perks-Jackson
Edge Hill Cemetery 2024
Our Wreaths have ARRIVED!!!! Big Thank you to the girls from MTM Trucking - you guys Rock! Also Past Commanders Cormac J Quinn & Harry Johnson from the American Legion, and Missy Walls from Edge Hill Cemetery for your assistance in unloading 105 boxes (1, 260 wreaths) in the rain! AND a special Thank you to Char Fraysier for supplying a tin of homemade Christmas Cookies for the transport team.
Wreath Delivery
Wreath Day 2023
Wreath Delivery 2023
Unloading Pick-up into Storage Garage
Helpers at Work
Unloading Truck
Unloading Wreaths from Tractor Trailer to Pickup to transport to storage garage.
Unloading Truck
Moving to Storage
Everybody that helped from L to R: Anne Quinn, Joe Malcolm, Sue Paulin, Harry Johnson, Savannah Wells, John Shoedel, the WAA tractor trailer driver, Jason Sheppard, and Rich Fraysier. Not in the group picture but also transferred boxes were Blaine Lytle and Tim Paulin.
Volunteers
Wreath Sponsorships 2024
<p>Co-Location Coordinator, Cormac Quinn, accepts donation of 150 Wreaths at recent Luncheon honoring Veterans Day!</p>
Moose 948 Donation
Album from W1N Patriots: 2018
WAA @ ANC 2018
ANC 2018
ANC 2018
ANC 2018
ANC 2018
ANC 2018
ANC 2018
Album from Cub Scout Pack 961: Pack 961 WAA
Arlington 2017
Arlington 2017
Arlington 2017
Edge Hill 2018
Arlington 2017
Arlington 2017
Edge Hill 2018
Edge Hill 2018
Arlington 2017
Edge Hill 2018
