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Hanover honors veterans with Wreaths Across America event CHRISTINA AMANO DOLAN
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Hundreds of community members line Ashland sidewalks and cheer for the impressive lineup of the Hanover Arts and Activities Center Fourth of July Parade.
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Orie Edwards and his son Leland Edwards stand before the crowd after laying a wreath for the U.S. Army. graves. The Wreaths Across America mission is “to remember the men and women who served our country, honor our military and their families, and teach our children about our freedom and those who protect it,” according
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Homecoming of celebrations top 2022 stories
CHRISTINA AMANO DOLAN | Editor
espite challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic still lingering in the local community and beyond, the start of 2022 offered a hopeful glimpse at the Hanover County community returning to a more normal life after two years of halted in-person activity. With beloved traditions returning with even greater vivacity than years prior, these tokens of a community celebrating long-awaited fellowship take the lead in the Top 10 stories of 2022.
As communities across the nation paused on the morning of Saturday, Dec. 17 to lay wreaths on the graves of countless veterans, the Hanover County community gathered to pay their own powerful tributes at the Cold Harbor National Cemetery in honor of Wreaths Across America Day. Wreaths Across America, the nonprofit organization that championed what would become a national holiday held on the second or third Saturday of December, was born from the commitment of Morrill Worcester to lay wreaths on every grave of Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony, which first began in 1992, has expanded its reach to communities far beyond its origins. In 2014, over 700,000 memorial wreaths at 1,000 locations in the U.S. and beyond were simultaneously laid on veterans’
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