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Each December, veteran stones across the world are adorned to commemorate the American heroes who selflessly served our country. The wreath-laying ceremonies are coordinated by the nonprofit, Wreaths Across America (WAA), with the mission to “Remember, Honor, and Teach.”The tradition began in 1992 with Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company, when he found himself at a surplus in wreaths one holiday season. Worcester recalled the memorable experience he had as a boy when visiting th …

March 29th is the date of an eight-year-old holiday that means so much to many of America’s oldest heroes. In 2012, the 50-year anniversary of the Vietnam War, March 29th was proclaimed as National Vietnam War Veterans Day. The date was chosen because on that day in 1973, the Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) was disbanded and the last US combat troops departed Vietnam.Over four years later on December 26, 2016, the Vietnam Veterans Day Coalition of States Council asked then-President- …