Photo courtesy: Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs

REMBEMBER the Fallen...HONOR those who Serve...TEACH our children the value of Freedom

Dear Friends,
 
In too many homes around this great country there is an empty seat for one who is serving or one who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country.
 
Each December, the mission to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington Cemetery and more than 3,400 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad. Please, if you are able, plan to attend this special event. Details are below:
 
Time: 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022
Place: Washington Soldiers Home Cemetery, Orting-Kapowsin Hwy, Orting, WA 98360
*Parking and shuttle available from 7:30am to 8:50am, the Washington Soldiers Home, 1301 Orting-Kapowsin Hwy East, Orting, WA. Overflow parking available at Calistoga Park (at the foot of Calistoga Bridge on Orting-Kapowsin Hwy).
 
Here is a link to the Pierce County Council Resolution Proclaiming December 17, 2022, as “Wreaths Across America Day”, in Pierce County, Washington.
 
We hope you will consider joining with us on Saturday to show our local veterans and their families that we will never forget their sacrifices!
 
Grateful for you!

Photo courtesy: Washington State Department of Veterans Affairs