,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #eic  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#c1 #bjad ,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and
 ,mr4 ,king7 submitted the following    
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,december #ac1 #bjad1 as ,wreaths       
,across ,america ,day4  ,whereas #bc    
years ago1 the ,wreaths ,across ,america
 project began an annual tradition of   
donating1 transporting1 and placing     
,maine balsam fir remembrance wreaths on
 the graves of our fallen heroes at     
,arlington ,national ,cemetery during   
the month of ,december2 ,whereas more   
than #a1gjj1jjj 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 ,states and overseas2 ,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 freedom in the     
,united ,states2 ,whereas in #bjac1     
remembrance wreaths were sent to more   
than #ijj locations across the ,united  
,states and overseas1 #ajj more         
locations than the previous year2       
,whereas in ,december #bjad1 the        
,patriot ,guard ,riders1 along with     
other patriotic groups1 will continue   
the tradition of escorting              
tractor-trailers filled with donated    
wreaths from ,harrington1 ,maine1 to    
,arlington ,national ,cemetery2 ,whereas
 the ,nation's trucking industry        

continues to support ,wreaths ,across   
,america by providing drivers1          
equipment1 and related services to      
assist in the transportation of wreaths 
to over #a1jjj locations across the     
country2 ,whereas thousands of          
individuals volunteer each ,december to 
lay remembrance wreaths2 ,whereas #bjad 
is the #aejth ,anniversary of ,arlington
 ,national ,cemetery1 where some        
#bcj1jjj markers stand in honor of those
 who have served this country2 ,whereas 
this year1 it is the aspiration of      
,wreaths ,across ,america to lay a      
wreath at the grave of every veteran    
buried at ,arlington ,national          
,cemetery2 ,whereas ,december #ad1      
#bjac1 was previously designated by the 
,senate as ,wreaths ,across ,america    
,day2 and ,whereas1 on ,december #ac1   
#bjad1 the ,wreaths ,across ,america    
project will continue the proud legacy  
of bringing remembrance wreaths to      
,arlington ,national ,cemetery to honor 
our veterans3 ,now1 therefore1 be it    

,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates     
,december #ac1 #bjad1 as ,wreaths       
,across ,america ,day2  7#b7 honors the 
,wreaths ,across ,america project1 the  
,patriot ,guard ,riders1 the trucking   
industry1 and all of the volunteers and 
donors involved in this worthy          
tradition2 and  7#c7 recognizes the     
service and sacrifice that our veterans1
 members of the ,armed ,forces1 and     
their families have made1 and continue  
to make1 for our great ,nation4