,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cbj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#ac 7legislative day1 ,december #aa71   
#bjac,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and ,mr4
 ,king7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,december #ad1 #bjac1 as ,wreaths       
,across ,america ,day4  ,whereas #bb    
years ago1 the ,wreaths ,across ,america
 project began an annual tradition1     
during the month of ,december1 of       
donating1 transporting1 and placing     
,maine balsam fir holiday wreaths on the
 graves of the fallen heroes buried at  
,arlington ,national ,cemetery2 ,whereas
 more than #a1jjj1jjj wreaths have been 
sent to locations1 including national   
cemeteries and veterans memorials1 in   
every ,state and overseas2 ,whereas the 
mission of the ,wreaths ,across ,america
 project to ,remember1 ,honor1 ,teach is
 carried out in part by coordinating    
wreath-laying ceremonies at ,arlington  

,national ,cemetery as well as veterans 
cemeteries and other locations in all   
#ej ,states2 ,whereas the ,wreaths      
,across ,america project carries out a  
week-long veterans parade between ,maine
 and ,virginia1 stopping along the way  
to spread a message about the importance
 of remembering the fallen heroes of the
 ,united ,states1 honoring those who    
serve1 and teaching the people of the   
,united ,states about the sacrifices    
made by veterans and their families to  
preserve the freedoms in the ,united    
,states2 ,whereas in #bjab1 wreaths were
 sent to more than #hjj locations across
 the ,united ,states and overseas1 #ajj 
more locations than the previous year2  
,whereas in ,december #bjac1 the        
,patriot ,guard ,riders1 a motorcycle   
and motor vehicle group that is         
dedicated to patriotic events and       
includes more than #bej1jjj members     
nationwide1 will continue the tradition 
of the group of escorting a             
tractor-trailer filled with donated     

wreaths from ,harrington1 ,maine to     
,arlington ,national ,cemetery2 ,whereas
 thousands of individuals volunteer each
 ,december to escort and lay the        
wreaths2 ,whereas ,december #ae1 #bjab1 
was previously designated by the ,senate
 as ,wreaths ,across ,america ,day2 and 
,whereas the ,wreaths ,across ,america  
project will continue the proud legacy  
on ,december #ad1 #bjac1 bringing       
approximately #acj1jjj wreaths to       
,arlington ,national ,cemetery on that  
day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the   
,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,december #ad1
 #bjac1 as ,wreaths ,across ,america    
,day2  7#b7 honors the ,wreaths ,across 
,america project1 the ,patriot ,guard   
,riders1 and all of the volunteers and  
donors involved in this worthy          
tradition2 and  7#c7 recognizes the     
sacrifices that our veterans1 members of
 the ,armed ,forces1 and their families 
have made1 and continue to make1 for our
 great ,nation4