Joshua Chamberlain Chapter
Maine, USA
Chapter Projects and Support
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The
Commander and Past Region I Commander presented to Wayne Hansen (Chairman of
the Board of Directors) of Wreaths Across America (WAA) a check in the amount
of $1,500.00 during their Monthly meeting on October 17th,
2020. The
donation was designated for the purchase of wreaths to be placed on grave
markers located at the Togus cemetery. National
Wreath Day will be on the 19th of December 2020. This is the day WAA intends to place
wreaths at more than 2,200 sites this year. A few
years ago WAA went to Normandy and placed 9,389 wreaths on the markers of the
WWII soldiers who died on the beaches of Normandy on June 6th, 194
and are buried at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. The Superintendent
of the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial is Scott Desjardins, a
Madawaska, Maine Native and former U.S. Army Cavalry Scout and Tank Crewman. |