Wreaths Across America - 2024
Westlawn Garden of Memory, Clemmons, NC
Our second participation in this moving affair (wording below) was highlighted by the attendance of the Sugar Valley Composite Squadron of the Civil Air Patrol.
Further contact with these fine young men and women is anticipated with an especial view towards further encouraging their interest and participation in the military.
At the close of the holidays we contributed to the retrieval of the wreaths.
Extracts from presentation by Ms. Connie Baker
Right now, across the country at more than 1,100 memorial sites…. we are gathered as one nation to Remember, Honor and Teach. We are all proud to be Americans that live in a free society made of many people, from many walks of life. The freedoms we enjoy today have not come without a price. Lying here before us, and in cemeteries throughout this nation, are men and women who gave their lives so that we can live in freedom and without fear. We can worship as we see fit. We can raise our children to believe as we do. We can travel from one end of this great nation to the other and not have to ask permission to go. We are free to vote for whomever we feel should be in government office, without explanation needed. We have the right to succeed and we have the right to fail at whatever endeavor we wish to pursue.
The United States of America was founded on the ideals of Freedom, Justice and Equality. Our Nation stands as a shining beacon of liberty and freedom to the world. We thank those who gave their lives to keep us free and we shall not forget them. We Shall Remember.
Quoting our 40th US President, Ronald Reagan, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We do not pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our children, and our children’s children, what it was once like in the United States where men were free”
Today we show a united front of gratitude and respect across the United States of America as we REMEMBER the Fallen, HONOR those who serve, and TEACH our children the value of freedom.