Belvoir Federal Credit Union employees took a moment thisholiday season to plan a day of remembrance as part of theannual Wreaths Across America event.
|Staffers honored those who served our country by laying wreathson soldiers' final resting place at Quantico National Cemetery inQuantico, Va. and Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
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Belvoir Federalemployees were among the 70,000 volunteers who gave tribute atArlington National Cemetery. Some 241,000 wreaths were placed atthe graves of fallen soldiers.
Seven employees and family members joined 300 members of thecommunity at Quantico National Cemetery where approximately 5,000wreaths were laid on headstones.
|“What a great way to honor those who served our country andsacrificed so much. It is moments like this that exemplify howproud I am to be a part of an amazing organization,” Sharon Leake,installation liaison/membership development officer at BelvoirFederal said.
|Similar wreath laying ceremonies were held across the nation innearly 1,100 cemeteries, totaling more than 900,000 wreaths beingplaced for fallen soldiers.
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