Chappaqua DAR Honor Area Veterans with Wreaths Across America

Bedford, NY - The Polly Cooper Chapter, NSDAR honored local veterans with Wreaths Across America by laying Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heros on Saturday, December 14, 2019 at The Old Burial Grounds of Bedford, Bedford Union Cemetery, and Buxton Cemetery in Bedford Hills, NY. Together with the Moses Taylor Jr. American Legion Post 136, 174 wreaths were sponsored and placed on the graves of veterans in the cemetery, with each veteran’s name read and honored aloud. To learn more about Wreaths Across America, visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution was founded in 1890 to promote patriotism, preserve American history, and support better education for our nation’s children. Its members descend from patriots who won American independence during the Revolutionary War. With 178,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters worldwide, DAR is one of the world’s largest and most active service organizations. To learn more about the work of today’s DAR, visit www.DAR.org.