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Post 1847 has been invited by the Battleship Utah Seacadets to assist inthis year laying of wreaths at Fort Douglas Cemetery in Salt Lake City. Every December, thousands of volunteers across the United States lay wreaths on veterans' graves as a powerful, simple act of remembrance and gratitude.
Fort Douglas was the first Military Cemetery established in Utah in 1862. Veterans there have served in every major conflict from the Indian Wars to the War on Terror. Also burried there is Territorial Governor James Duane Doty (1863-1865)
Join the Ceremony:
After we meet our goal, you are warmly invited to join us for the formal wreath laying ceremony:
Date: Saturday, December 13th, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: Fort Douglas Post Theater (followed by the laying of wreaths at the cemetery)
Public Welcome: Please feel free to attend and participate.
How You Can Help Today? As every year donating a wreath helps the program in ways that assist in all graves receive a wreath.
A single wreath sponsorship costs just $17
https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/14969/Overview
At this moment the program is 24% funded with a 1,000 wreaths left to go. Please help with this yearly tradition that honors service and sacrifice.
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