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CBA participates in Wreaths Across America Day

CBA participates in Wreaths Across America Day

On December 17, 2022, eleven cadets from Charles B. Aycock High School Army Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (JROTC) participated in the National Wreaths Across America Day at the Pikeville Cemetery. The wreath laying ceremony was sponsored by the Pikeville American Legion Post 541. The cadets provided a Color Guard and assisted in the Laying…read more »

Volunteers Place Wreaths On Graves In State Veterans Cemetery (PHOTO GALLERY)

Volunteers Place Wreaths On Graves In State Veterans Cemetery (PHOTO GALLERY)

(GDN) — The weather was perfect Saturday morning as more than 250 people came together from the annual Wreaths Across America Ceremony held at the Eastern Carolina State Veterans Cemetery in Goldsboro. Volunteers and staff started to arrive early to get ready for the ceremony. Bob Murphy, President of the Wayne County Veterans and Patriots Coalition…read more »

Local Wreaths Across America Ceremonies Set For Saturday

Local Wreaths Across America Ceremonies Set For Saturday

(GDN) — Wreaths will be laid on the graves of veterans at three area cemeteries this weekend.  American Legion Post 541 in Pikeville will be conducting the Wreaths Across America Ceremony at 11 AM on Saturday, December 18, at Pikeville Cemetery. The scheduled speakers include Col. D. Hall, and Wayne County Commissioner’s Wayne Aycock and…read more »

Wreaths Across America Closes In On Goal For Wayne County

Wreaths Across America Closes In On Goal For Wayne County

(GDN) — An update to a story we brought you earlier this week… The local Wreaths Across America effort is experiencing a bit of a Christmas miracle.  Tawnya Tucker, the local Wreaths Across America coordinator for the Wayne County Veterans and Patriots Coalition, provided an update during a call in to Jeff Farrow’s Morning Show…read more »

Wreath-Laying Ceremony In Pikeville (PHOTO GALLERY)

Wreath-Laying Ceremony In Pikeville (PHOTO GALLERY)

On a cool and clear Saturday afternoon, members of the American Legion Post 541 met at the Pikeville Cemetery to honor our military veterans by placing a wreath on their graves. The event was a part of the annual effort by Wreaths Across American. The ceremony opened with a prayer followed by the posting of the colors by members of…read more »

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