Wreath Placed on Over 5,400 Military Graves

To mark the holiday season, over 250 volunteers came together to honour the sacrifices and celebrate the legacy of Canada’s military personnel and their families.

This year, a wreath was placed on over 5,400 Canadian military personnel headstones at Wreaths Across Canada annual event. The organization noted it was due to volunteers as they unloaded the wreaths, made over 3,000 bows, placed the wreaths on headstones, and cleaned them up.

Annual Ceremony

The organization’s mission is to honour the sacrifices and celebrate the legacy of Canada’s military personnel and their families. “Honouring Sacrifice and Celebrating Legacy summarizes the significance of Wreaths Across Canada’s purpose.

We are honouring our military members and military families for their service and, more importantly, celebrating their legacy,” said Cyndi Mills, president of Wreaths Across Canada.

Wreaths Across Canada held its annual ceremony in Ottawa on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, at the National Cemetery Main Monument at Beechwood. Wreaths were placed on graves in the Veterans and War Dead Section, Last Post Section, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, National Cemetery, and Notre Dame Cemetery. The annual event is held on the first Sunday in December, at the beginning of the holiday season.

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