Across the nation, volunteers are honoring military heroes one wreath at a time through a program dedicated to donating Christmas wreaths to be placed at graves of fallen soldiers across the nation. Wreaths Across America began in 1992, when a wreath-maker donated 5000 Christmas wreaths to be placed at graves at Arlington National Cemetery, and since then, the program has grown to more than 300 locations, including 10 in Indiana.

Dana Vann, the coordinator at the Indiana State Soldiers’ Home Cemetery in West Lafayette, said she gets a lot of satisfaction from the program.

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