18K Wreaths To Be Laid At Maryland Veterans Cemetery Dec. 14

CROWNSVILLE, MD — An estimated 18,000 wreaths will be placed on the headstones of veterans laid to rest at the Maryland Veterans Cemetery in Crownsville Dec. 14 for National Wreaths Across America Day. Members of the Anne Arundel County Fire Department will assist Wreaths Across America with the delivery and unloading of the wreaths Friday morning.

The trucks carrying the wreaths will arrive in a convoy at the cemetery located at 1122 Sunrise Beach Rd. at approximately 8:30 a.m. Dec. 13. Following the arrival, firefighters will assist Wreaths Across America volunteers with unloading thousands of wreaths that then will be kept at the cemetery awaiting graveside placement on Saturday.

Anyone interested in volunteering for Wreaths Across America or sponsoring a wreath for a headstone at the Crownsville cemetery is invited to visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/MD0235.