Watching our athletes stand on the Olympic podium, hands over their hearts as our flag rises and the National Anthem plays, is one of them. For a few minutes, differences fade. We celebrate not just the medal, but what it represents: discipline, perseverance, teamwork, and love of country. What truly moves us is the pride of seeing our flag honored before the world.

That pride is real. And it is good.

But it invites an important question: what else brings us together in that same spirit?

Click here to read my full message, and keep scrolling to learn more about our year-round mission to Remember, Honor, and Teach.

Sincerely,

Karen Worcester

Wreaths Across America’s Executive Director

64th Anniversary of Flying Tiger Line Flight 739

Remember Me Story Gallery

Help us identify service members who deserve to be remembered. These could be family members, local heroes, or names from your local cemetery that few people know.

Please submit names, photos, and stories at the button below. You can also view the gallery of stories. Be sure to use #RememberMe on social media!

Thank You, MISSION BBQ!

Thank you, MISSION BBQ and its customers, for your $359,567 donation. The contribution will not only sponsor 21,151 veterans’ wreaths to remember our fallen U.S. service members laid to rest at 154 participating locations on National Wreaths Across America Day – Saturday, December 19, 2026 – but will support the year-round mission and free programs WAA offers.

Women’s History Month Materials:

Medal of Honor Recipient Dr. Mary Edwards Walker

Of the over 3,500 Medal of Honor Recipients, only one was a woman, and her medal was rescinded just before she died (though it was ultimately reinstated). This Women’s History Month, learn about Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only female Medal of Honor Recipient in our nation’s history.

Click below to view Women’s History Month Lesson plans for all grade levels. We encourage you to share them with a student or educator in your life!

Women’s Wednesday on Wreaths Across America Radio

March is Women’s History Month. Celebrate by tuning in to Wreaths Across America Radio each week for Women’s Wednesday: Sharing Strength in Every Story for inspiring, female-driven stories. Wednesday’s full-day lineup is focused on women’s stories in the military community.

Listen live on the iHeart, Audacy and TuneIn apps, or at the button.

Sponsor Spotlight: Worcester Wreath

This month, we’re proud to highlight Worcester Wreath Co., a dedicated partner in the mission of Wreaths Across America.

Worcester Wreath is also one of WAA’s largest donors, providing all the ceremonial wreaths for participating locations and, in years past, donating additional wreaths to help ensure full coverage at Arlington National Cemetery.

Today, the Worcester family continues that legacy, supporting a mission rooted in remembrance, honor, and education.

Featured Merchandise

Make sure to follow Wreaths Across America official channels on social media for the most up-to-the-minute news on the mission throughout the year:

Thank you for helping us move the mission in 2025! Over 1,200 professional drivers from 325 trucking companies delivered 727 truckloads and 45 intermodal loads of veterans’ wreaths! Your hard work and generous support honored over three million service members across the country and beyond. We could not have done this without you. See more of our numbers in the 2025 wrap-up below.

With gratitude,
WAA Transportation Team

Contact Information Updates

In 2026, we’re placing an emphasis on improving our contact system to ensure the right information reaches the right people. Please be on the lookout for an email from Anna LeBlanc (aleblanc@wreathsacrossamerica.org). We recommend adding Anna to your list of approved contacts so this email doesn’t land in your spam folder.

2026 Theme: Remember Me

This year’s Wreaths Across America theme is “Remember Me”. Help us identify service members who deserve to be remembered. These could be family members, local heroes, or names from your local cemetery that few people know.

Please submit names, photos, and stories at the button. You can also view the gallery of stories. Be sure to use #RememberMe on social media!

Trucking Tuesdays

Listen to Trucking Tributes every Tuesday on Wreaths Across America Radio. If you have a story you’d like to share, click on the button below to schedule an interview.

Stay in the Know

The Moving the Mission Facebook Group is a space for supporters of Wreaths Across America working in the transportation industry to connect with and learn from one another. Members will share their stories of support, learn more about Wreaths Across America, including volunteer opportunities, and network with other industry professionals.

Featured Merchandise

Show your support on the open road with the 2025 trucker decal! We appreciate Rolling Ambassadors.

Browse all of our memorabilia here, or click on the button below to purchase the rocker.

Sincerely,

Karen Worcester
Wreaths Across America’s Executive Director

Save the Date

We invite you to save the date for National Wreaths Across America Day 2026 — Saturday, December 19, 2026.

We hope you will continue this meaningful tradition with us as we honor and remember our veterans together once again.

Wreath Matching Campaign

Now through Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2025, HQ will match all veterans’ wreaths sponsored through a registered WAA Sponsorship Group for placement on next year’s National Wreaths Across America Day – Saturday, Dec. 19, 2026!

Find a Sponsorship Group to support at the link below, and let your donation dollars go further this holiday season! (Make sure to switch to “Search Groups”)

2025 Founder’s Award

This year, Wreaths Across America posthumously recognized veteran and longtime Iowa volunteer Patrick Palmersheim as the 2025 recipient of the Founder’s Award. Patrick, who served nine years in the United States Air Force with two tours in Vietnam, devoted his life to ensuring that every veteran is remembered and honored. His leadership was instrumental in creating the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Van Meter, a lasting tribute that continues to serve thousands of Iowa’s heroes and their families.

MISSION BBQ Heroes Cup Campaign

We are excited to announce the national kick-off of the “American Heroes Cup” campaign at MISSION BBQ! Now through the end of 2025, for every American Heroes Cup purchased at any of MISSION BBQ’s 156 locations for $4.99, $2 will be donated to sponsor veterans’ wreaths for placement in December 2026. Learn more and find a location near you by clicking on the button below!

Relisten: Annual Escort to Arlington

Thank you to this year’s Escort to Arlington sponsors who allowed us to provide live coverage of the “Escort to Arlington.” You can listen to the recorded broadcast from each stop on our Soundcloud – just click the button below.

Thank you to our sponsors!

Title Sponsor: The Wilbert Group

Media Partner: Stars and Stripes

Associate Sponsor: JP Morgan Chase

Sponsor Spotlight

We are deeply grateful to Bennett for their continued support of the Wreaths Across America mission. Your commitment helps us ensure that every hero is remembered, honored, and taught to future generations.

Through your generosity and partnership, we are able to expand our reach, engage more communities, and carry forward the important work of placing wreaths on the headstones of our nation’s veterans. Thank you for standing with us and for sharing in this mission to remember, honor and teach.

Featured Merchandise

The 13-month 2026 calendar measures 9″ x 12″ and features beautiful pictures of cemeteries throughout the US. Special dates are included as well. Click the button to purchase the calendar and view other merch.

Make sure to follow Wreaths Across America official channels on social media for the most up-to-the-minute news on the mission throughout the year: