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Traffic moves by a parked convoy of tractor-trailers carrying wreaths, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, in Portland, Maine. Morrill Worcester, of Harrington, Maine, has arranged for up to 100,000 wreaths to be placed on grave sites at Arlington Cemetery Dec. 10 in his biggest wreath-laying undertaking yet. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty) Janet Cole Cross, of Scarborough, Maine, left, thanks Morrill Worcester for his generosity at a ceremony at Chevrus High School, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, in Portland, Maine. Worcester, of Harrington, Maine, has arranged for up to 100,000 wreaths to be placed on gravesites at Arlington Cemetery Dec. 10 in his biggest wreath-laying undertaking yet. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

A convoy of tractor-trailers carrying wreaths arrives at Chevrus High School, Sunday, Dec. 4, 2011, in Portland, Maine. Morrill Worcester, of Harrington, Maine, has arranged for up to 100,000 wreaths to be placed on gravesites at Arlington Cemetery Dec. 10 in his biggest wreath-laying undertaking yet.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

1 posted on 12/04/2011 7:08:30 PM PST by Kartographer

To: Kartographer

This is the reason I still have hope for America.

2 posted on 12/04/2011 7:15:19 PM PST by Traveler59 ( Truth is a journey, not a destination.)

To: Kartographer

I love the hook-and-ladders with the flag. Very nice touch.

5 posted on 12/04/2011 7:37:53 PM PST by hsalaw

To: Kartographer

This is a wonderful thing Mr. Worcester is doing.

6 posted on 12/04/2011 7:47:47 PM PST by rockrr ("I said that I was scared of you!" - pokie the pretend cowboy)

To: Kartographer

"...to begin the six-day journey to the cemetery in Arlington, Va..."

Good for him, but 6 days to go from Maine to DC? That doesn't sound right.

7 posted on 12/04/2011 8:13:55 PM PST by Slump Tester (What if I'm pregnant Teddy? Errr-ahh -Calm down Mary Jo, we'll cross that bridge when we come to it)

To: Traveler59; Die_Hard Conservative Lady; hsalaw; Slump Tester; PghBaldy; MoJo2001; 007; ...

These are from the Bagolor Daily News

Charles McGillicuddy, of the Sons of the American Revolution, leads a sunrise wreath-laying ceremony at Quoddy Head Lighthouse to kick off the 20th annual Wreaths Across America escort to Arlington National Ceremony on Dec. 3, 2011.

Volunteers placed close to 24,000 wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2010. The wreaths were donated by Morill Worcester, owner of the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington.

9 posted on 12/04/2011 9:11:45 PM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")

To: Kartographer

God bless you, Mr. Worcester.

12 posted on 12/04/2011 11:36:31 PM PST by matthew fuller (Hey Buckwheat- What the Hell are we paying you for?...(GO NEWT!))

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