In photos: Volunteers lay thousands of holiday wreaths on graves at Houston National Cemetery
Thousands of people arrived at Houston National Cemetery on a chilly Saturday morning to help place holiday wreaths on the graves of veterans. Wreaths Across America-Houston is in its 15th year inviting volunteers to help distribute wreaths throughout portions of the more than 400-acre property where over 100,000 people are buried.
Captain Mike Penn, a veteran U.S. Navy Fighter Pilot, presents the Prisoners of War and Missing in Action wreath during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Houston National Cemetery on Saturday, December 17, 2022 in Houston, Texas. He was shot down while flying his 85th mission over Vietnam in a Corsair II, and ejected at 500mph out of the cockpit. He survived eight months as a prisoner of war in Hanoi, in North Vietnam.
Members of the Hastings High School Marine Corps ROTC joined thousands of other volunteers and laid holiday wreaths on the graves of veterans during the annual Wreaths Across America event at Houston National Cemetery on Saturday, December 17, 2022 in Houston, Texas.A member of the Hastings High School Marine Corps ROTC straightens a bow.
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