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Contacts: Jody Mays, jody_mays@nps.gov, 229 924-0343, ext. 115
NR21-05
Wreaths Across America at Andersonville National Cemetery
Annual ceremony to occur on Saturday, December 18, 2021
ANDERSONVILLE, Ga. – Andersonville National Historic Site invites you to remember and honor our fallen military veterans during this winter season by participating in our Wreaths Across America event on Saturday, December 18, 2021.Wreaths Across America is a national program with the mission of placing wreaths on the graves of military service members buried in national cemeteries across the country. With the partnership and support of Wreaths Across America, Bennett Family of Companies, the Taylor Foundation, Friends of Andersonville, and the American Ex-Prisoners of War, the park’s goal is to place a wreath on each of the more than 20,000 graves in Andersonville National Cemetery. For more information about this program or to sponsor a wreath, go to Wreaths Across America.At 12:00 pm on Saturday, December 18, a brief ceremony will be held in Andersonville National Cemetery to honor America’s armed forces. The ceremony will be open to the public with limited seating available. After the ceremony, attendees will be invited to honor our fallen veterans by placing wreaths on graves in the national cemetery. Park entrance and the event are free. For more information about this event and how to participate in placing wreaths, go to Andersonville National Historic Site’s Wreaths Across America Event page.During this holiday season, we hope you will take a moment to appreciate and reflect on the holidays spent far from family, time spent in harm’s way, and other sacrifices made by American military service members for our country. We encourage you to come out and be part of this special opportunity to honor and remember our fallen veterans, and to teach new generations about the price paid for our freedom. Beginning December 1, wreaths no larger than 20 inches and floral blankets no larger than 2 feet by 3 feet are permitted in the cemetery. Wreaths should be brought in person, or delivered by a florist, directly to the gravesite. To find the location of a specific grave, go to the National Cemetery Administration’s Grave Locator, search the gravefinder kiosk at the Andersonville National Cemetery office, or call or stop by the National Prisoner of War Museum.Andersonville National Historic Site is located 10 miles south of Oglethorpe, GA and 10 miles northeast of Americus, GA on Georgia Highway 49. The national park features the National Prisoner of War Museum, Andersonville National Cemetery, and the site of the historic Camp Sumter Civil War prison. Andersonville National Historic Site is the only unit of the National Park System to serve as a memorial to all American prisoners of war. Admission to the park is free. For more information about the park call 229 924-0343, visit our website, or check us out on Facebook, Twitter, or YouTube.www.nps.gov.
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Last updated: December 2, 2021