Vietnam veteran Jerry Nielsen lost a cousin and nephew in the Iraq War and his father served in World War II. For Nielsen, seeing hundreds of folks gathered at the Salt Lake City Cemetery on Saturday morning to lay wreaths on the graves of veterans as part of Wreaths Across America means the world. "I just have to come out and honor veterans and people who didn't make it back," Nielsen said.
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Each December, Wreaths Across America holds ceremonies to remember, honor and teach citizens about the sacrifices veterans made for the country by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as more than 3,700 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad.