Wreaths Across America

December 13, 2014

A wreath laying ceremony honored departed war veterans at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014. The ceremony was put on by American Legion Riders Chapter 369 and 114 as part of Wreaths Across America.

Glenn Landberg

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Jim Austin an Army Veteran and American Legion Rider with chapter 369 rolls up an American flag after a wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A member of ROTC plays "Taps" at the end of a wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A crowd gathers to watch the wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Members of Boy Scout Troop 25 hold flags during a wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Jeff Allen, a Marine Corps veteran watches the wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Members of the American Legion Riders chapter 369 share a laugh before a wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A member of Boy Scout Troop 25 holds a flag during a wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Members of American Legion Riders chapter 369 and 114 hold ceremonial wreath before placing them on display at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Rick Wright an Army veteran and American Legion Rider with chapter 114 places a wreath on a display during a wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Jamie Woodward, American Legion Riders chapter 114, walks among headstones during a wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Karla Schaefer places a wreath at a relatives headstone during a ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Sheriff Rick Walter salutes the flag at the beginning of a wreath laying ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A wreath rests on a headstone at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com A member of American Legion Riders chapter 369 places a wreath on display at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

GLENN LANDBERG ~ glandberg@semissourian.com Jim Austin, an Army veteran and American Legion Rider with chapter 369 salutes after placing a wreath during a ceremony at Saint Denis Cemetery in Benton, Missouri Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014.

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