Fort Riley, in conjunction with VFW Post 1281 (Herington) and the VFW Kansas
Auxiliary, will host a Wreaths Across America ceremony at the post cemetery
Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. Unless Fort Riley is operating in a minimal
manning/limited services mode due to weather conditions, the ceremony will
occur as planned.
1st Infantry Division Deputy Commanding General Brig. Gen. Patrick Frank
will provide remarks and Chaplain Timothy Walls will provide the invocation.
He, along with other service representatives, will place ceremonial wreaths
for each of the armed forces, the Coast Guard, Merchant Marines and
POWs/MIAs. Afterward, wreaths will be placed on individual military
gravesites in the cemetery.
Wreaths Across America holds simultaneous observances in more than 700
locations in all 50 states and 24 national veteran cemeteries on foreign
soil. The intent is to remind people that “Every Stone Has a Story” and to
teach younger generations about the value of honoring those who sacrificed
to protect America’s freedoms. The organization’s motto is “Remember,
Honor, Teach.”
The Fort Riley ceremony is made possible through donations and volunteers.
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