PRINTER'S NO. 2140
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
488
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, COSTA AND AUMENT, NOVEMBER 14, 2018
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, NOVEMBER 14, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Designating December 10, 2018, as "Wreaths Across America Day"
in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Wreaths Across America project began in 1992
with the transportation and placement of 5,000 Maine balsam fir
remembrance wreaths on the graves of the fallen heroes buried at
Arlington National Cemetery; and
WHEREAS, The Wreaths Across America project is recognized
annually in December; and
WHEREAS, More than 3,317,000 wreaths have been sent to
locations, including national cemeteries and veterans memorials,
in every state and overseas; and
WHEREAS, Each December hundreds of thousands of individuals
volunteer to help lay remembrance wreaths; and
WHEREAS, In 2017, more than 1.5 million wreaths were placed
at 1,422 locations nationwide; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the Wreaths Across America project,
to "Remember, Honor and Teach," is carried out in part by
coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in all 50 states, at sea
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and abroad, including at Arlington National Cemetery, veterans
cemeteries and other locations; and
WHEREAS, The Wreaths Across America project includes a week-
long veterans parade between Maine and Virginia to spread a
message about the importance of remembering the fallen heroes of
the United States, honoring those who serve and reminding
citizens of the sacrifices made by veterans and their families
to preserve freedoms in the United States; and
WHEREAS, The tradition of escorting tractor trailers filled
with donated wreaths from Harrington, Maine, to Arlington
National Cemetery will be continued by the Patriot Guard Riders
and other patriotic escort units, including motorcycle units,
law enforcement units and first responder units; and
WHEREAS, The trucking industry in the United States continues
to support the Wreaths Across America project by providing
drivers, equipment and related services to assist in the
transportation of wreaths across the United States to more than
1,400 locations; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate designate December 10, 2018, as
"Wreaths Across America Day" in Pennsylvania and call upon all
residents to remember the service of veterans and members of the
armed forces of the United States and the sacrifices that
veterans, members of the armed forces and their families have
made, and continue to make, for this great nation.
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