The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) DC & NoVA Posts invite you to join us for the volunteer event of the season, Wreaths Across America, on Saturday, December 16 at Arlington National Cemetery.
More than 250k wreaths are placed throughout the cemetery to honor all members of the Armed Services who have served. The SAME DC & NoVA Posts will be laying wreaths starting at 8 am and welcomes all SAME members to join us. Bring your friends, family, and colleagues, if you’ll like to come out and support this event.
This event is voluntary for all ages, and there is NO NEED to register in advance.
LOCATION
Arlington National Cemetery
1 Memorial Ave.
Arlington, VA 22211
TIME
Meet as a group at 7:30 am (see details below).
Wreath laying starts at 8 am.
MEET THE OLD GUARD
After laying the wreaths, the DC & NoVA Posts have arranged to meet up with several members of the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, known as the “Old Guard,” at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, to give us their personal experience of being in the Old Guard.
VOLUNTEER DETAILS
→ Download the Arlington Cemetery Map and plan on meeting up at the Blue Circle. Expect a 10-15 minute walk from the access points to the meet up location.
ACCESS POINTS
- Enter through the Main Avenue Main Entrance
- There are 4 access points for non-DoD CAC holders
Look for Whitney Stowell (bright green jacket -or- text 202-743-4959) at Entrance (Blue Circle) of Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) around 7:30 am – 8 am at Memorial Avenue
- Once we get a group we will head up to start laying wreaths together.
WHAT TO DO
Dress for the weather! We will be outside.
Parking is extremely limited. We recommend you take metro or rideshare to the Cemetery.
Be prepared to walk. Wear comfortable shoes and bring gloves to protect your hands.
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Metro, Maps, Wreaths Across America information can be found here: https://www.arlingtoncemetery.mil/waa
No need to sign up ahead of time, just plan accordingly as over 30,000 people attend this event at ANC each year.
EVENT CONTACTS
Whitney Stowell whitney@cribworks.co | cell: (202) 743-4959
Monica Manthey monica_manthey@millerknoll.com
Download the map – Meet at the Blue Circle!