For Freedom Fighters,
By Freedom Caretakers
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Today is #GivingTuesday and my challenge to you today, is to give 4 minutes of your time, to either watch this video or share it with someone you love and respect. The WAA Mission to Remember, Honor, and Teach is what we owe our ‘Freedom Fighters’ but even more so, we need to show them we will be the ‘Freedom Caretakers’.
So this year on December 16th, families all across this Nation will bring their children out to place wreaths, and start a conversation about what it means to serve and sacrifice. It is up to each of us to take them, and teach them.
~ Karen Worcester | Executive Director
and the Wreaths Across America Team
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This Is The Last Week For Wreath Sponsorships!
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Yes! There’s still time to sponsor a veterans’ remembrance wreath for National Wreaths Across America Day, Saturday, December 16, 2017.
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| Thurman served in the U.S. Army assigned to 7th Army, 20th Armored Division and they liberated four camps including Dachau. “I was only 21 at the time, and we didn’t know what we had come… |
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Motivated and dedicated patriots across the country and at locations overseas power the Maine-based nonprofit organization. The mission to remember, honor, and teach is carried out daily.
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Stories For and About Our Veterans
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Wreaths Across America is forever grateful for the thousands of volunteers who place veterans’ remembrance wreaths on the headstones of our fallen as they say their names aloud.
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Want to see or follow the 2017 Wreath Escort as it makes it way from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery? Here are this year’s stops.
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| Watch the history of military service unfold through this special collection of documentaries and programs from PBS. |
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A Kettering-based troop is keeping the memory of our veterans alive. American Heritage Girls OH3210 is partnering with Wreaths Across America to remember.
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This Week In Social Media:
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Volunteer, sponsor, spread the word. Make our mission, your mission.
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The Wreaths Across America Escort to Arlington official itinerary is here. Are we passing through your community?
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Shirt Campaigns Available For Delivery Before Christmas
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| American Hero. Campaign ends Monday, December 04. Help us meet our fundraising goal of 250 shirts! |
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| Give The Gift Of Christmas & Appreciation – The WAA Silent Night Shirt. Campaign ends Monday, December 04. Help us meet our fundraising goal of 1000 shirts! |
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Now you can show your family’s support wherever you drive with new Wreaths Across America Car Stickers, available in the WAA Online Store.
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We would love to hear from you on any of these channels:
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Did you miss one of our recent newsletters? You can see the archive and update your email settings in our new Newsletter Central.
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“Remember this…. In truth a person dies twice, once when he stops breathing, and a second time when somebody mentions his or her name for the last time. Join us in December when over one million volunteers nationwide, will say the names of a million fallen out loud, to make sure they will never be forgotten.”
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When You Shop This Holiday Season, Remember Amazon Smile
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This Week’s Newsletter Is Sponsored By:
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Many supporters know the story of how Worcester Wreath Company Founder Morrill Worcester started the wreath-laying tradition over 25 years ago. But many may not know that Worcester Wreath continues to be one of the main corporate supporters, growing their donation each year, and now making a multi-generational commitment to the mission.
Visit WorcesterWreath.com’s Facebook page for a chance to win one of their unique Tabletop Trees to decorate this Christmas.
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Royal Canadian Legion, US Branch #25 