On Dec. 14 in the Evergreen Cemetery, the Current Events Club worked with Medina County to honor veterans.
People from around Devine gathered to honor America’s veterans, with wreaths laid down on service members’ graves.
Gary Saathoff, a veteran and member of VFW Post 3966 gave a brief history of the Wreaths Across America, an organization that began in 1992 when the owner of a Maine wreath company donated extra wreaths to be placed on graves in the older sections of Arlington National Cemetery.
This simple way to honor troops gained national attention in 2005 when a photo of the beautiful wreaths on the marble headstones began circulating the internet. Since that point, Wreaths Across America has been a national organization, encouraging Americans to remember the sacrifices of those who were so willing to sacrifice everything for their country.
Now, for the past three years, citizens of the Devine area have gathered to carry on this tradition.
Our Arabians and Devine NHS students helped out at Wreaths Across America
Placing a wreath on her great grandpa’s grave a WW1 Navy Veteran is Kyrie DuBose one of the many DHS student helping out at the Wreaths Across America Ceremony last Saturday in Devine