'Wreaths' ceremonies

Dec. 12 men, women, and children will gather together to honor veterans during the holiday season as part of the annual Wreaths Across America Day.

The Sarah Williams Danielson DAR Chapter has volunteered to conduct the WAA ceremony this year at the Brooklyn, Pomfret, Scotland, Thompson and Woodstock Veterans’ Monuments at noon Dec. 12. Seven ceremonial wreaths will be placed to remember all soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines who served, honor their sacrifices, and teach our younger generations about the high cost of our freedoms.  (There will be a placement of wreaths at Davis Park in Killingly, but no public ceremony.)

Specially designated wreaths for the Army, Marines, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, and POW/MIA will be placed on memorials during a ceremony that will be coordinated simultaneously at over 1,000 participating locations all across the country.