Local Civil Air Patrol unit seeks sponsors for wreath-laying salute to (Eugene, OR) – Members of the Civil Air Patrol Mahlon Sweet Composite Squadron would like to invite the public to sponsor remembrance wreaths that we will place on the graves of veterans at Willamette National Cemetery on Dec. 12 to honor those who served our country as well as current military members. Sponsors can even designate where the wreaths will be placed in the cemetery. The squadron’s efforts coincide with tributes occurring simultaneously across the nation during Wreaths Across America observances. We are also collecting donations to purchase more wreaths.

As a key partner in Wreaths Across America for three Decembers now, the Civil Air Patrol has adorned memorials and veterans’ graves with evergreen wreaths to make sure the sacrifices of our nation’s soldiers are not forgotten.

Last year, members of the public sponsored placement of more than 100,000 wreaths on veterans’ graves across the U.S., an increase of nearly 70,000 wreaths from 2007. These wreaths will be placed in ceremonies at cemeteries in all 50 states. Worcester Wreath Co. donated more than 17,000 wreaths for the remembrances, 10,000 of which will be placed at Arlington National Cemetery. CAP units lead almost half of 372 observances and participated with other color and honor guards at many additional locations, including Arlington National Cemetery.

For more information on how to sponsor wreaths, contact:

SM Roxanne Cole 541 510 1862.

 

Wreaths Across America began in 2006 as an offshoot of the Arlington National Cemetery wreath project, which was started in 1992 with the annual placement of wreaths donated by Worcester Wreath Co. Wreaths Across America ceremonies were conducted largely by CAP wings and squadrons with the help of veterans’ organizations; private citizens; the Maine State Society of Washington, D.C., which annually assists with the laying of wreaths at Arlington; and the Patriot Guard Riders. Visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org for more information about Wreaths Across

America and participating locations.

 

Civil Air Patrol, the official auxiliary of the U.S. Air Force, is a nonprofit organization with more than 56,000 members nationwide. CAP performs 90 percent of continental U.S. inland search and rescue missions as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center and was credited by the AFRCC with saving 91 lives in fiscal year 2008. Its volunteers also perform homeland security, disaster relief and counter-drug missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. The members play a leading role in aerospace education and serve as mentors to the more than 22,000 young people currently participating in CAP cadet programs. CAP has been performing missions for America for more than 67 years. For more information on CAP, please visit www.gocivilairpatrol.com.

Contact info:

Roxanne Cole

P.O. Box 23233

Eugene, OR

C: (541) 510-1862/510 1863

mamaredd@comcast.net

 

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