Wreaths Across America mobile exhibit makes stop in Jacksonville Beach

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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Wreaths Across America mobile acquisition grounds visited Third Street successful Jacksonville Beach connected Saturday.

The tiny depository connected wheels is filled with cognition astir Wreaths crossed America and those who person fought for our country.

Sherry Saucerman with the Jean Ribault Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution spoke astir the effort.

“A batch of It is unknown. It is simply a nationalist effort each crossed the state with cemeteries successful each 50 states and it’s truly to thatch our younker going guardant what our veterans bash to support up safe,” Saucerman said.

The Wreaths Across America mobile acquisition grounds made a halt astatine the beaches. (WJXT)

Inside the Wreaths Across America mobile acquisition grounds are videos and storyboards describing the mission.

“We’ve had respective travel retired and archer america that they cried during immoderate of the presentations wrong the grounds and everyone has been precise moved and precise supportive,” said Saucerman.

The lawsuit besides has a show showing what it looks similar erstwhile a wreath is laid connected a veteran’s grave. Members of the Jean Ribault Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolutions accidental guests could adjacent sponsor the wreaths.

The lawsuit besides has a show showing what it looks similar erstwhile a wreath is laid connected a veteran's grave. (WJXT)

“We inactive person astir 300 veterans’ graves that we bash not person wreaths sponsored for truthful that’s what we’re truly hoping to accomplish,” said Leslie May.

Officials said the Wreaths Across America Ceremony is taking spot this twelvemonth astatine the Beaches Memorial Garden wherever much than 600 veterans are buried. That is scheduled for Dec. 18.