The South Dakota Funeral Directors Association will hold its annual Wreaths Across America presentation at 11am CT today (Dec. 14) at the Flaming Fountain Veterans Memorial by Capitol Lake in Pierre.
Adjutant General of South Dakota Major General Jeffrey P. Marlette is the featured speaker. President of the SD Funeral Directors Association Terry Rietveld will serve as master of ceremonies.
The theme for 2020 is “Be An American Worth Fighting For.” The public is encouraged to attend to help pay tribute to fallen soldiers during the Christmas season.
Additional participants in the South Dakota ceremony may include the Executive Board and members of the SD Funeral Directors Association, Pierre Post 8 American Legion, Stanley County/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, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 8, Vietnam Era Veterans Association and Voiture 522 of the 40/8.
This is the 14 year of the wreath laying ceremony being held in South Dakota.
The national wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Alexandria, Virginia, will be held Saturday, Dec. 19, 2020, at Noon EST. This will be the Wreaths Across America organization’s 29th year of laying wreaths at the Nation’s cemetery (www.WreathsAcrossAmerica.org).
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