,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ddj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november 
#ba1 #bjai,ms4 ,collins 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,king1 and ,ms4 ,warren7 submitted 
the following resolution2 which was     
considered and agreed to  ,,resolution  
,designating ,december #ad1 #bjai1 as   
,wreaths ,across ,america ,day4         
,whereas1 in #aiib1 the ,wreaths ,across
 ,america project-- 7#a7 began by       
establishing an annual tradition of     
donating and transporting ,maine balsam 
fir veterans' wreaths to ,arlington     
,national ,cemetery each ,december and  
placing those wreaths on the graves of  
fallen heroes buried there2 and  7#b7   
placed #e1jjj donated veterans' wreaths 
at ,arlington ,national ,cemetery2      
,whereas1 during the #bh-year period    
preceding the date of adoption of this  
resolution1 more than #g1hhb1cjj wreaths
 were sent to locations1 including      
national cemeteries and veterans        
memorials in every ,state and overseas2 

,whereas the mission of the ,wreaths    
,across ,america project1 to ,remember1 
,honor1 ,teach1 is carried out in part  
by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies
 in all #ej ,states and overseas1       
including at--  7#a7 ,arlington         
,national ,cemetery2  7#b7 veterans     
cemeteries2 and  7#c7 other memorial    
locations2 ,whereas the ,wreaths ,across
 ,america project carries out a         
week-long veterans parade between the   
,state of ,maine and the ,commonwealth  
of ,virginia1 stopping along the way to 
spread a message about the importance   
of--  7#a7 remembering the fallen heroes
 of the ,united ,states2  7#b7 honoring 
those who serve2 and  7#c7 teaching the 
next generation of children about-- 7,a7
 the service of veterans2 and  7,b7 the 
sacrifices made by veterans and the     
their families to preserve freedoms     
enjoyed by the people of the ,united    
,states2  ,whereas1 in #bjah1           
approximately #a1hjj1jjj veterans'      
wreaths were delivered to #a1fdd        

locations across the ,united ,states and
 overseas1 including more than #i1cjj   
wreaths placed at the ,normandy         
,american ,cemetery and ,memorial in    
,colleville-sur-,mer1 ,france1 an       
increase of more than #bjj locations    
compared to the previous year2 ,whereas1
 in ,december #bjai1 the tradition of   
escorting tractor-trailers filled with  
donated wreaths from ,harrington1       
,maine1 to ,arlington ,national         
,cemetery will be continued by--  7#a7  
the ,patriot ,guard ,riders2 and  7#b7  
other patriotic escort units1           
including--  7,a7 motorcycle units2     
7,b7 law enforcement units2 and  7,c7   
first responder units2  ,whereas        
hundreds of thousands of individuals    
volunteer each ,december to help lay    
veterans' wreaths2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1  
the trucking industry in the ,united    
,states will continue to support the    
,wreaths ,across ,america project by    
providing drivers1 equipment1 and       
related services to assist in the       

transportation of wreaths across the    
,united ,states to more than #a1gjj     
locations2 ,whereas the ,senate         
designated ,december #ae1 #bjah1 as     
8,wreaths ,across ,america ,day02 and   
,whereas1 on ,december #ad1 #bjai1 the  
,wreaths ,across ,america project will  
continue the proud legacy of bringing   
veterans' wreaths to ,arlington         
,national ,cemetery3 ,now1 therefore1 be
 it  ,that the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates
 ,december #ad1 #bjai1 as ,wreaths      
,across ,america ,day2  7#b7 honors--   
7,a7 the ,wreaths ,across ,america      
project2  7,b7 patriotic escort units1  
including-- 7i7 motorcycle units2  7ii7 
law enforcement units2 and  7iii7 first 
responder units2  7,c7 the trucking     
industry in the ,united ,states2 and    
7,d7 the volunteers and donors involved 
in this worthy tradition2 and  7#c7     
recognizes-- 7,a7 the service of        
veterans and members of the ,armed      
,forces2 and  7,b7 the sacrifices that  
veterans1 their family members1 and     

members of the ,armed ,forces have made 
and continue to make for the ,united    
,states1 a great nation4