If you happened to see an 18-wheeler making its way along 250 Tuesday afternoon, escorted by several Webster police cars with lights flashing, you saw the Wreaths Across America truck! It was delivering our 2,100 wreaths, to be placed on veterans’ graves at Webster Union, Webster Rural, Union Hill and Holy Trinity cemeteries this coming Saturday Dec. 14.
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. in Penfield and escorted the truck up Rt. 250, through the village, and all the way to Webster Union Cemetery, where the wreaths were unloaded in preparation for Saturday’s ceremony. The truck is part of the Wreaths Across America “Honor Fleet,” made up of hundreds of trucking companies who volunteer their drivers, equipment and time to deliver almost three million wreaths every year to every corner of the country.
Our volunteer driver this year was Pat Benson, from JR Kays trucking in Clarendon, PA, accompanied by his friend Garry Root. Town Councilwoman Patti Cataldi, Holy Trinity representatives Gary and Lori Smith, and Webster’s Wreaths Across America coordinator Cherie Wood accompanied the procession as it wound its way through town,.
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, Tom Turner, Kyle Arseneau 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. 14. I hope you can join us. Everything begins at noon at Webster Union Cemetery, then continues afterwards at Webster Rural, Union Hill and Holy Trinity. Find out more details at the Webster Wreaths Across America Facebook page.
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(posted 12/10/2024)
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