If you happened to see an 18-wheeler making its way along 250 Wednesday afternoon, escorted by several Webster police cars with lights flashing, you saw the Wreaths Across America truck! It was delivering our 1,360 wreaths, to be placed on veterans’ graves at Webster Union, Webster Rural and Union Hill cemeteries on Saturday.
My regular blog readers know the story about how Webster is participating in Wreaths Across America again this year, but in case you need some background, click here.
WPD officers met the truck at the Roseland Fire Station on Salt Rd., where 660 wreaths were unloaded onto a hay wagon for Webster Rural and Union Hill. Then the officers escorted the truck up 250, through the village, and all the way to Webster Union Cemetery, where 700 more fresh wreaths were unloaded in preparation for Saturday’s ceremony.
I was standing at the village’s four corners as the procession came through town, so I know several people were out watching for it and cheering it along, so thank you very much for that!
Our volunteer driver was Air Force veteran Pat Norrod, from JR Kays trucking in Clarendon, PA. As a thank you, local coordinator Cherie Wood presented him with a gift bag stuffed with snacks, courtesy Wreaths Across America Webster and Blue Star Mothers ROC NY8.
A huge shout-out to the WPD officers who volunteered their time to provide the escort and give the Wreaths Across America truck a memorable Webster welcome: Sgt. Andy Frate, Ashley Lass, Katie Hilliard and Erik Rynders.
It was a great kick-off to what will be a very moving ceremony when the Webster community comes together to remember and honor our nation’s veterans this Saturday Dec. 16. I hope you can join us. Everything begins at noon at Webster Union Cemetery, then continues afterwards at Webster Rural and Union Hill. Find out more details at my blog here or the Webster Wreaths Across America Facebook page.
Here are some more photos from the afternoon:
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(posted 12/14/2023)
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