National nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) announced today that the Kaufman Veterans Memorial in Kaufman, Texas has joined the effort to support the mission to Remember, Honor, Teach, as an official location for 2020. This is the first year that the Memorial will participate in this national event.
Wreaths Across America started as a simple gesture of thanks that has grown into a national movement of dedicated volunteers and communities coming together to not only remember the nation’s fallen and honor their service, but to teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for us to live freely. This year, there will be more than 2,100 participating locations placing wreaths on the National Wreaths Across America Day – Saturday, December 19, 2020 – with more than two million volunteers coming together.
The goal for the Kaufman County Veterans Memorial is to raise enough funds to place eighty three (83) veteran’s wreaths on the Vietnam Wall as well as Kiosks in the Park to ensure that the individuals who served to protect the freedoms of our country never be forgotten and to bring the community together in patriotic commemoration.
“We are forever grateful for the thousands of supporters who dedicate their time and effort to fulfilling our mission on a local level,” said Karen Worcester, executive director, Wreaths Across America. “These individuals and their communities know the value of remembering the fallen, honoring those who currently serve and teaching the next generation about the sacrifices made for our freedom every day, and without their continued support, Wreaths Across America would not exist.”
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