Annie Cough, of Gardiner, lays a wreath Saturday on a veteran’s grave in Oak Grove Cemetery in Gardiner. Organizer Steve Hanley, of American Legion Post 4 in Gardiner, said 525 veterans are buried in area cemeteries, but his group could raise only enough money to buy 230 wreaths for the graves.
Rod and Lydia Tenney, left, and Annie Cough, all of Gardiner, look for veterans’ graves where they can lay wreaths Saturday in Oak Grove Cemetery in Gardiner. Organizer Steve Hanley of American Legion Post 4 in Gardiner said 525 veterans are buried in area cemeteries, but his group could raise only enough money to buy 230 wreaths for the graves.
Lisa Gilliam, of Gardiner, lays a wreath Saturday on the grave of a veteran as Trisha Leathers, center, and Kathy Cutler watch in Oak Grove Cemetery in Gardiner. Organizer Steve Hanley of American Legion Post 4 in Gardiner said 525 veterans are buried in area cemeteries, but his group could raise only enough money to buy 230 wreaths for the graves.
Rod and Lydia Tenney, of Gardiner, lay wreaths Saturday on veterans’ graves in Oak Grove Cemetery in Gardiner. Organizer Steve Hanley of American Legion Post 4 in Gardiner said 525 veterans are buried in area cemeteries, but his group could raise only enough money to buy 230 wreaths for the graves.
Waterville VFW Post 1285 member Charles McGillicuddy rides in the back of post Commander Daniel Parker’s pickup truck Saturday as they work their way around St. Francis Cemetery on Grove Street in Waterville to deliver wreaths to veterans’ graves.
Bryant Bourgoin, a member of the men’s auxillary of Waterville VFW Post 1285, stands at attention with the American flag during a wreath-laying ceremony Saturday at St. Francis Cemetery on Grove Street in Waterville. The wreaths, from Wreaths Across America, are being placed on veterans’ graves across the nation.
Paul Pontbriand, president of Waterville VFW Post 1285’s men’s auxiliary, grabs wreaths from a pickup truck to delivers them to veterans’ graves Saturday at St. Francis Cemetery on Grove Street in Waterville.
Paul Pontbriand, president of Waterville VFW Post 1285’s men’s auxiliary, holds a wreath destined for a veteran’s grave Saturday at St. Francis Cemetery on Grove Street in Waterville.
Waterville VFW Post 1285 Commander Daniel Parker, left, hands out wreaths Saturday to Paul Pontbriand, center, and Charles McGillicuddy, right, at St. Francis Cemetery on Grove Street in Waterville.
Waterville VFW post 1285 men’s auxiliary members Forrest Breton, left, and Bryant Bourgoin roll the American flag Saturday after ceremoniously placing wreaths on military veterans’ graves at St. Francis Cemetery on Grove Street in Waterville.
Paul Pontbriand, president of Waterville VFW Post 1285’s men’s auxiliary, places a wreath on a military veteran’s grave Saturday at St. Francis Cemetery on Grove Street in Waterville.
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