Local Wreaths Across America Event Planned for Joliet



Local Wreaths Across America Event Planned for Joliet

Volunteers help to Remember, Honor and Teach about our community’s heroes.


JOLIET, IL — June 27, 2024 — Wreaths Across America (WAA) proudly announces that its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) national tour will make stops in Illinois during the month of July to honor those who serve and their families, teach about service, and welcome home Vietnam veterans.

The event will occur at the Stone City VFW Post #2199, 124 Stone City Drive in Joliet, IL from 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM July 6 and July 7.

The MEE provides an opportunity to unite the local community, veterans, active-duty military personnel, and their families through interactive exhibits, short films, and shared stories. The exhibit is a mobile museum that educates visitors about the yearlong mission and our nation’s heroes.

“The mission of Wreaths Across America is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who serve, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom,” said Karen Worcester, executive director of WAA. “The Mobile Education Exhibit provides the unique opportunity for communities to come together and share the stories of those who served and sacrificed. Through our partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, the exhibit also serves as an official ‘Welcome Home’ location for our nation’s Vietnam veterans.”

When the MEE pulls into the area, all veterans, active-duty military personnel, their families, and local community members are invited and encouraged to visit, take a tour, and speak with WAA representatives and volunteers. They can also learn more about the national nonprofit and its volunteer work to support our heroes and their communities year-round. Members of the media, dignitaries, veterans, and other interested groups are urged to come, ask questions, share stories, and experience this one-of-a-kind exhibit.

You can sponsor a veteran’s wreath to support your local effort anytime for $17 at www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/MO0085P

Each sponsorship goes toward a live balsam wreath that will be placed on the headstone of an American hero as we endeavor to honor all veterans laid to rest on Saturday, December 14, 2024, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day.

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