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Merrimack Comes Together To Honor Fallen Veterans At Cemetery
Donations to Wreaths Across America allowed more than 500 wreaths to be placed, by people of all ages, at Last Rest Cemetery.
MERRIMACK, NH — A large crowd gathered at Last Rest Cemetery for a short ceremony on Saturday before placing more than 500 wreaths on veterans gravesites.
The snow had just begun to fall bringing a winter feel but didn’t deter people from coming out. About 150 people from Merrimack and neighboring towns have worked to raise funds for Wreaths Across America.
Monday a convoy of trucks traveling to the Arlington National Cemetery was escorted into Merrimack by a police and fire escort.
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Wreaths were labeled and divided for different parts of the cemetery. Adults and children placed the wreaths, read the Veteran’s name, and paused for a moment of silence.
Several members of the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts assembled to assist in the placing of the wreaths. An eighth-grader from the Merrimack Girl Scouts played her trumpet just before the wreaths were placed.
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