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400 Landscapers Beautify Arlington National Cemetery At Service Event
More than 400 landscapers from 36 states gathered to spruce up Arlington National Cemetery at the 21st annual Renewal and Remembrance day.
ARLINGTON, VA — Hundreds of people gathered to helped beautify Arlington National Cemetery at the 21st annual Renewal and Remembrance volunteer day Monday. The event is held annually by The National Association of Landscape Professionals to honor America's veterans and keep the sacred grounds clean.
More than 400 landscapers from 36 states joined in to help spruce up the cemetery, which is over 150 years old and managed by the Army.
"We have almost a waiting list of people that want to come because this work is really so meaningful," Missy Henriksen, vice president of public affairs for the National Association of Landscape Professionals, told WJLA. “They’re coming here to create an extra sense of beauty to honor the soldiers and their families, and create a sense of peace.”
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Volunteers help repair and install irrigation systems, install cabling systems to protect trees during storms, aerated more than 80 acres of turf and planted flowers throughout the grounds, WJLA reports.
"We want to make sure they know that we're refusing to forget the sacrifices that were made," longtime volunteer Phil Fogarty said.
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Here are some of Patch's favorite pictures from the day, found on Instagram:
These guys make it happen! #nalprenewal #arlingtonnationalcemetery #pavers #techobloc
A post shared by Allentuck Landscaping Co. (@allentucklandscaping) on Jul 18, 2017 at 5:17am PDT
A little tree action here and there! #nalprenewal #R&R2017
A post shared by Total Landscape Care (@tlcmagazine) on Jul 17, 2017 at 11:08am PDT
A little aeration can go a long way #R&R2017 #nalprenewal
A post shared by Total Landscape Care (@tlcmagazine) on Jul 17, 2017 at 8:11am PDT
Meeting real life heroes for the first time can be very overwhelming. #arlington #arlingtoncemetery #arlingtonnationalcemetery #section60 #oif #operationiraqifreedom #usarmy #army #armyaviation #oh58dkiowawarrior #oh58d #kiowawarrior #helicopter #rotarywing #uscavalry #cavalry #neverforgotten #americanheroes #soldiers #heroes #personalheroes #usa #memorialday
A post shared by Go See Do Photography (@gsd.photography) on Jul 17, 2017 at 7:31am PDT
Today, 400 landscape professionals came together to honor the brave men and women who have fought for our freedom by beautifying @arlingtonnatl. Since it first began in 1996, Renewal & Remembrance – which is organized by the @landscape_assoc – has grown to the largest landscape industry day of service in the country. { Philippe Nobile for the National Association of Landscape Professionals}
A post shared by Love Your Landscape (@loveyourlandscape) on Jul 17, 2017 at 3:17pm PDT
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