Hundreds of local veterans were remembered this Christmas during a special ceremony at a Greenville cemetery.
Saturdayâs Wreaths Across America program paid tribute to each branch of the United States Armed Services, with recognition given to one fallen Marine.
East Mount Cemetery hosted the event, believed to be the first-ever conducted in Greenville, although other nearby communities have hosted ceremonies in years past. Wreaths Across America is a nonprofit organization with a mission of remembering, honoring and teaching and was expected to conduct more than 1,600 similar events Saturday on National Wreaths Across America Day.
John Turner with the Disabled American Veterans Post in Greenville was one of the presenters for the event, noting 365 graves were to receive wreaths at East Mount, with each wreath paid for via individual donations through the national organization.