Dec. 14, 2024

The Veterans Memorial Wreath Foundation invites the public to be part of a special event honoring veterans on December 14, 2024.

As part of the Wreaths Across America program, which places approximately 3 million wreaths annually at more than 4,200 locations in the U.S. and its territories, VMWF will hold a military ceremony and wreath-placing event at 9 AM at Veterans Memorial Park at Evergreen Washelli Cemetery, 11220 Aurora Ave N in Seattle, WA.

It includes a color guard presenting the colors, an invocation, special remarks, and a ceremonial wreath dedication where a person representing each branch of the military in dress uniform adorns a wreath that represents their branch of the military. The ceremony concludes with a bugler playing “Taps” and a 21-gun salute.

Following the ceremony, the public is welcomed to help distribute wreaths on veteran’s headstones. Those placing the wreaths are encouraged to state the name of the person on whose headstone the wreath is lain to help keep their memory alive. The event is free and open to the public. Zimmerman hopes that in the near future, each of the 5,000 veteran headstones at Washelli will have a wreath.

The cost of each wreath is only $17 each. Donations for the 2024 ceremony can be made online at www.vmwf.org/give or by mailing a check made out to VWMF to PO Box 1611, Marysville, WA 98270 and postmarked before 11/27/24.

Learn more about VMWF at www.vmwf.org.

^^ The map of Evergreen-Washelli and the location of the ceremony.