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Our own Poetrooper sends.<\/p>\n
By: Karen Jowers<\/strong><\/p>\n The people have spoken.<\/p>\n Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy has directed Arlington National Cemetery to reverse course and allow the annual wreath laying at veterans’ graves by Wreaths Across America and its many volunteers.<\/p>\n Cemetery officials announced Monday that the Dec. 19 annual wreath laying would be canceled because of COVID sparking an \u201coutpouring\u201d of concern to cemetery officials, as well as to Wreaths Across America, said Karen Worcester, executive director of the organization. Through public donations and volunteers, the nonprofit has placed more than 2 million veterans wreaths at more than 2,000 cemeteries nationwide over nearly three decades.<\/p>\n The most well-known of those locations is Arlington National Cemetery, where the tradition started in 1992, and Wreaths Across America has had a \u201ccollaborative, good relationship\u201d with cemetery officials for 29 years, Worcester said, during a media call Tuesday.<\/p>\n In a Monday statement on their website, cemetery officials said they were canceling the event because they determined they couldn\u2019t implement enough controls to mitigate the risks of hosting the large event because of current and forecasted COVID infection rates.<\/p>\n The Army\u2019s statement said McCarthy \u201chas directed Arlington National Cemetery to safely host Wreaths Across America.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Whoever came up with this brilliant idea needs to be shown the door. Read the entire article here: Military Times<\/a>
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