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PHOTOS: Volunteers lay 30,000 wreaths at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery graves

wreaths at Jefferson Barracks
(UPI - Bill Greenblatt)

ST. LOUIS (KMOX) - Volunteers helped Wreaths Across America place nearly 30,000 wreaths at graves inside Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery on Saturday. The group places millions of wreaths at national cemeteries across the country.

People showed up and stayed for hours to put out as many holiday wreaths as possible:


Wreaths Across America at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery(UPI - Bill Greenblatt)

Wreaths Across America at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery(UPI - Bill Greenblatt)

Here's what it looked like in 2018, with some incredible drone footage:

Jefferson Barracks wreaths(UPI - Bill Greenblatt)

Jefferson Barracks wreaths(UPI - Bill Greenblatt)

Jefferson Barracks wreaths(UPI - Bill Greenblatt)

Wreaths can be sponsored by individuals, groups or corporations.

Organizers hope to one year be able to place wreaths at all 200,000 grave sites in Jefferson Barracks.

Jefferson Barracks wreaths(UPI - Bill Greenblatt)

Jefferson Barracks wreaths(UPI - Bill Greenblatt)

Jefferson Barracks wreaths(UPI - Bill Greenblatt)

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