US EditionMillions of Volunteers Lay Wreaths Honoring Veterans
More than a third of the 2 million volunteers were children who placed 3.1 million wreaths at 5,598 locations to honor U.S. military service members.
- On Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, National Wreaths Across America Day took place at 5,598 participating locations with more than two million volunteers nationwide.
- Maine businessman Morrill Worcester launched the effort with a 1992 donation of 5,000 surplus wreaths, and what began as 150 wreaths in 2011 at Arlington National Cemetery expanded to thousands of sites.
- Volunteers including students and civic groups placed over 3.1 million sponsored veterans' wreaths, with children volunteers making up about one-third and often speaking veterans' names aloud.
- At Arlington National Cemetery, over 27,000 volunteers placed wreaths at 265,000 gravesites while veterans, families and community members gathered for local ceremonies.
- Organizers said this was the event's 34th year and that National Wreaths Across America Day will be held next year on Saturday, December 19, 2026, with year-round involvement at www.wreathacrossamerica.org.
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Millions of volunteers lay wreaths honoring veterans
On Saturday, more than 2 million volunteers gathered across America to lay wreaths honoring those who have served in the military. This is the 34th year of the event hosted by "Wreaths Across America." Back in 1992, Morrill Worchester donated 5,000 wreaths that were surplus from his wreath company. He sent the wreaths from Maine to Arlington National Cemetery. That gesture has turned from one cemetery to more than 5,000 locations around the Unit…
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