Originally published at Orange County Catholic
ON SATURDAY, DEC. 14, members of Knights of Columbus council 12451 from St. Edward the Confessor parish in Dana Point participated in the annual “Wreaths Across America” day held at over 3,500 military cemeteries across the United States.
ON DEC. 14 AT MIRAMAR NATIONAL CEMETERY IN SAN DIEGO, 18,000 WREATHS WERE LAID AT THE GRAVES OF VETERANS DURING THE ANNUAL “WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA.” PHOTO COURTESY OF JEFFREY LISINICCHIA
On that day, over 2.7 million wreaths were placed on the graves of our military veterans by tens of thousands of volunteers.
The Knights at St. Edward’s have participated in this annual event for the past four years, having chosen Miramar National Cemetery in San Diego as their designated site.
This year, the Knights raised a total of $6,783 to purchase remembrance wreaths (399 in total) all of which were included in the more than 18,000 donated and laid at Miramar.
The Knights sold the wreaths online on their group fundraising page. The men, their families, as well as members of the St. Edward’s altar server group and their families then participated in the wreath laying ceremony at Miramar on national wreaths day.
“It is a very moving experience which touches
