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)