Wreaths Across America

Every winter, our Pack participates in laying wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery as part of Wreaths Across America.  

Morrill Worcester, owner of Worcester Wreath Company of Harrington, Maine, was a 12 year-old paper boy for the Bangor Daily News when he won a trip to Washington D.C. Arlington National Cemetery made an especially indelible impression on him. This experience followed him throughout his life and successful career in business, reminding him that his good fortune was due, in large part, to the values of this nation and the Veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their Country.

In 1992, Worcester Wreath found themselves with a surplus of wreaths nearing the end of the holiday season. Remembering his boyhood experience at Arlington, Worcester realized he had an opportunity to honor our country's Veterans. With the help of Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, arrangements were made for the wreaths to be placed at Arlington in one of the older sections of the cemetery, a section which had been receiving fewer visitors with each passing year. The Wreaths Across America mission is Remember, Honor, Teach.

This great tradition has continued since then, and is a great way to honor and say thank you to our veterans.  The motorcycle-led escort of the 18-wheelers carrying the wreaths leaves Maine the prior Sunday and arrives at Arlington National Cemetery on a Saturday morning in early December.