The South Dakota Funeral Directors Association is holding its annual Wreaths Across America presentation at 11am (Central) today (Mon.) at the Flaming Fountain Veterans Memorial on Capitol Lake in Pierre.
The public is welcome to attend.
The Wreaths Across America’s mission is to Remember, Honor and Teach. Last year, volunteers laid over 1.8 million remembrance wreaths at over 1,640 locations nationwide.
This is the 13th annual wreath laying ceremony in South Dakota. The featured speaker will be Director of the Joint Staff of the South Dakota National Guard Brigadier General Marshall Michels. President of the South Dakota Funeral Directors Association Terry Rietveld will serve as master of ceremonies.
The 28th annual national wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia, will be held Saturday (Dec. 14) at noon EST.
Also scheduled to participate in this year’s ceremony are:
- the Board of Directors and members of the South Dakota Funeral Directors Association
- Pierre Post 8 American Legion
- Stanley/Fort Pierre Post 20 American Legion
- Charles E. Thorne VFW Post 2038
- Disabled American Veterans Chapter 18
- Father Joseph Holzhauser
- Oahe Marine Corps League, Order of the Purple Hearts
- SDARNG Mitchell Funeral Honors Team
- Sons of the American Legion Squadron 8
- Vietnam Era Veterans Association
- Voiture 522 of the 40/8
For more information, please visit www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org.
