In partnership again this year, Beaufort County Veterans Affairs joins Wreaths Across America Beaufort to hold a Remembrance Wreath placement ceremony for veterans buried in Beaufort National Cemetery this Saturday, December 14. The trucks and motorcycle escort will arrive at 11:30 a.m., with the brief ceremony beginning at noon.

Cemetery gates will be closed at 9 a.m. so people are asked to park on the surrounding streets. No cars will be allowed to park on the Avenue of Flags--it needs to be kept clear for the tractor trailers and motorcycle escort. 

Family members of the two Medal of Honor recipients will place the first wreaths. The public is asked to let families who have loved ones buried in BNC, place their wreaths on their loved ones' graves first, then the public is welcome to place the remaining wreaths.

If parking inside the cemetery, please do not park on the grass, tree roots or graves. Please stay on the pavement. When parking on side streets around the cemetery wall, please be equally attentive and keep parking on private property to a minimum. 

Wreaths Across America Beaufort is in its 19th year of making sure all 28,000 veteran heroes buried in Beaufort National Cemetery have a Remembrance Wreath on their headstones.

Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.

In 2023, the organization placed more than three million sponsored veterans’ wreaths at more than 3,700 participating locations nationwide and in Europe.