{"id":508,"date":"2024-12-20T20:37:16","date_gmt":"2024-12-20T20:37:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/washingtonburgsar.org\/news\/?p=508"},"modified":"2025-02-23T20:27:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-23T20:27:22","slug":"first-annual-washingtonburg-wreaths-across-america-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/washingtonburgsar.org\/news\/2024\/12\/20\/first-annual-washingtonburg-wreaths-across-america-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"First Annual Washingtonburg Wreaths Across America Ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Saturday, December 14th, 2024 Marked the Inaugural Washingtonburg Wreaths Across America Ceremony.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The ceremony was held at the Middle Spring Presbyterian Church in Shippensburg, PA. In attendance were several local veterans, PA District 193 Representative Torren Ecker, Colonel Park Bierbower, Girl Scout Troop 80063, Washingtonburg compatriots Raymond Mowery, Captain Dennis Dyckman, Steven Messner, Douglas Cubbison, Colonel Jeffery “Tank” Patton, Rev. Douglas Reagan, Dale Leppard, Jeremy Winn, Theron Winn, Rev. William M. Sloane, William S. Sloane, and members of the public. 100 wreaths were sponsored through the program and these were placed on every veteran’s grave in the Lower, Upper, and Modern sections of the cemetery.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Colonel Park Bierbower and Honorable Torren Ecker<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Live with Purpose<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Honorable Torren Ecker, PA District 193 Representative, and Colonel Park Bierbower spoke on the year’s theme, “Live with Purpose”, before laying the ceremonial wreath at the Soldier’s Memorial outside of the church.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Looking Forward to Next Year<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The Washingtonburg chapter hopes to make this event a holiday tradition and plan to be back at Middle Spring Presbyterian next year on Saturday, December 16, 2025. Wreaths Across America will match every wreath sponsored at our location for next year’s ceremony from now through January 17, 2025. Please use this link to sponsor wreaths: https:\/\/www.wreathsacrossamerica.org\/pages\/181029\/Overview\/?relatedId=180890<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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