Wreaths Across America
On Saturday morning, Greg and I joined many of our fellow Texans at the Texas State Cemetery - and thousands across to country - to participate in Wreaths Across America Day. Greg delivered remarks at the ceremony here in Austin, and following the program, we laid wreaths at the graves of three Medal of Honor recipients buried in the Texas State Cemetery – Brigadier General Robert Galer, Sergeant Jason Logan and Second Lieutenant George O'Brien.
We were honored to participate, and I loved Greg's message to those gathered with us for the ceremony:
We're called on today and every day to remember our fallen heroes. We must remember their names, we must remember their lives and we must remember their sacrifice, because we are each entrusted with their legacy of faith in this great nation. May we always remember our troops in harms way still today, and may we never forget the price they pay so that we can be free.
Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization founded in 2007 to honor fallen heroes across the nation, work with local veterans organizations and teach younger generations about the value of their freedoms secured by the sacrifices of the United States Armed Forces. Each year on Wreaths Across America Day, coordinated wreath-laying ceremonies are held at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as over 1,100 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea, and abroad. While we can never say thank you enough, this was just one way that we as Americans can come together to honor the lives of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice.