Thousands of wreaths will be placed on gravestones at four state cemeteries tomorrow, including Veterans Cemetery West in Hopkinsville. The nationwide observance, part of the Wreaths Across America program, will coincide with a noontime ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery. Veterans Cemetery West Director Richard Stanley said the group's mission is to remember, honor, and teach.
"The teaching aspect is to let these children and these young teens know that men and women served this country,” Stanley said. “They served them as American citizens, so that these veterans aren't about self-service, they're about service to the nation."
Stanley said scouts, church youth, and representatives from civic clubs will all participate in the laying of wreaths.
