Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Airman 1st Class Paige Weller, 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, kneels at the foot of a veteran's grave during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is a tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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A member of the Fort Walton Beach High School Air Force Junior Officer Reserve Training Corp, steadies the POW/MIA flag during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is held as tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, 96th Test Wing commander, addresses an audience during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is a tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Airman 1st Class Paige Weller (right) and Staff Sgt. Jack Gutting (left), both of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, prepare to place wreaths on veterans’ graves during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is held as tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Members of the community gather for the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is held as tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Team Eglin Airmen observe a moment of silence during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is a tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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A member of the Fort Walton Beach High School Air Force Junior Officer Reserve Training Corp, salutes Dr. Charles Merkel of the West Point Society during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is a tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Brig. Gen. Scott Cain, 96th Test Wing commander and his daughter, listen to opening remarks during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is a tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Senior Master Sgt. Leigh Weigold, Air Force Special Operations Command, carries wreaths through Beal Memorial Cemetery during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is a tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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A member of the Fort Walton Beach High School Air Force Junior Officer Reserve Training Corp, stands at attention during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is held as tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Airman 1st Class Paige Weller (left) and Staff Sgt. Jack Gutting (right), both of the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, salute a veteran's grave during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is a tribute to our veterans and a symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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A member of Eglin’s Boy Scout Troop 50 places a wreath on a veteran’s grave during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is held as tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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A wreath lays at the foot of Veteran, Hugh Bishop’s grave during the first local Wreaths Across America ceremony Dec. 19 in Fort Walton Beach, Fla. The wreath-laying event is a tribute to our veterans and symbol of a grateful nation. Each time a wreath was laid, the veterans name was said aloud. More than 1,700 veterans are buried at Beal Memorial Cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Ilka Cole)

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Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Published Dec. 22, 2020
Team Eglin Public Affairs

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America ceremony

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America

Scenes from first local Wreaths Across America