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PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING DECEMBER 18th, 2021, AS <br />WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA DAY IN INDIAN RIVER COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, the Arlington Wreath Project began in 1992 with the donation of excess holiday wreaths <br />for placement on the graves of Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines at Arlington National Cemetery in <br />our nation's capital; and <br />WHEREAS, in 2006, in response to thousands of e-mails and letters, wreath donations were <br />expanded nationwide and, with the help of the Civil Air Patrol and many other organizations, ceremonies <br />were held simultaneously at 230 locations, from the snow banks of Alaska to the sands of Iraq, giving <br />birth to Wreaths Across America Day; and <br />WHEREAS, the following year, with so many requests for cemetery wreaths, the nonprofit group <br />Wreaths Across America was formed; and <br />WHEREAS, by 2010, ceremonial wreaths for each branch of the military were sent to all of the <br />participating state and national cemeteries, each of the 50 State Houses, many local town cemeteries and <br />monuments, and even 24 offshore gravesites, including Normandy Beach; and <br />WHEREAS, it is hoped that one day every veteran's resting place will be adorned with a holiday <br />wreath to remember those who put the welfare of their fellow Americans before their own, performed their <br />duties loyally and selflessly without thought of recognition or personal safety, and went further and <br />endured longer to contribute to the greater national effort. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that December 18th, 2021, is extolled as Wreaths Across America <br />Day in our County, and that the Board encourages all households to sponsor the placement of a wreath <br />on a veteran's grave and simultaneously assist in funding veterans' outreach and educational programs. <br />Adopted this 16th day of November, 2021. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman <br />Peter D. O'Bryan, Vice Chairman <br />Susan Adams <br />Joseph H. Earman <br />Laura Moss <br />2 <br />