Thousands Of Wreaths Placed At NH Veterans Cemetery In Boscawen

BOSCAWEN, NH - Hundreds of people arrived at the NH Veterans Cemetery in Boscawen Saturday to place over 3,000 wreaths on the headstones of some of the thousands of Veterans in the cemetery.

The Blue Star Mothers of New Hampshire and the New Hampshire Department of Military Affairs and Veterans Services organized the event. The wreaths are purchased locally through donations from friends, family, and businesses.

There are over 7,000 Veterans are buried at the cemetery in Boscawen, and a decision was made to take some of the donated money to help the large number of homeless Veterans

The Blue Star Mothers of N.H.’s website said the wreath laying “is about our community coming together to honor ALL veterans and family members. By placing a wreath on any headstone, you are honoring your friends and loved ones interred at the NH State Veterans Cemetery or at any other location around the world — including those whose remains are lost, MIA, or otherwise scattered.”

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