Volunteers honor veterans at Saluting Branches event
The Leavenworth TimesSep 21, 2018
They cut down and trimmed trees.
Approximately 50 volunteers from about four businesses spent the day at the national cemetery cutting dead branches and removing distressed trees as part of the annual Saluting Branches initiative.
The program aims to honor military veterans and beautify national cemeteries across the nation on a single day.
There are 136 national cemeteries in which military veterans are interred as well as 111 federally funded state and tribal cemeteries under the auspices of the
This year, work was performed across the country at 54 cemeteries.
Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs
Reeves made the trip to
"The most important thing here today are these guys," Reeves said, pointing to a crew of workers cutting down a large silver maple tree at the cemetery.
"This is a great opportunity to show love for the veterans," said
"Without these guys' help, we couldn't get this much work done," he said.
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