,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ghf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december 
#b1 #bjbj,ms4 ,collins 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,king7 submitted the following     
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
,december #ai1 #bjbj1 as ,national      
,wreaths ,across ,america ,day4         
,whereas #bi years before the date of   
adoption of this resolution1 the        
,wreaths ,across ,america project began 
with an annual tradition that occurs in 
,december1 of donating1 transporting1   
and placing #e1jjj ,maine balsam fir    
veterans' remembrance wreaths on the    
graves of the fallen heroes buried at   
,arlington ,national ,cemetery2         
,whereas1 in the #bi years preceding the
 date of adoption of this resolution1   
more than #aj1ajj1cjj wreaths have been 
sent to various locations1 including    
national cemeteries and veterans        
memorials in every ,state and overseas2 
,whereas the mission of the ,wreaths    

,across ,america project1 to ,remember1 
,honor1 and ,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 veteran's parade between      
,maine and ,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 the service and          
sacrifices made by our veterans and     
their families to preserve freedoms     
enjoyed by all in the ,united ,states2  
,whereas1 in #bjai1 approximately       
#b1bjj1jjj veterans' remembrance wreaths
 were delivered to #b1bjj locations     
across the ,united ,states and overseas1
 including more than #ac1cjj wreaths    

placed at the ,american ,cemeteries in  
,luxembourg and the ,netherlands1 in    
remembrance of some of those lost during
 ,world ,war ,,ii2 ,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'         
remembrance wreaths2 ,whereas 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 #b1bjj locations2 ,whereas the
 ,senate designated ,december #ad1      

#bjai1 as ,wreaths ,across ,america     
,day2 and ,whereas1 on ,december #ai1   
#bjbj1 the ,wreaths ,across ,america    
project will continue the proud legacy  
of bringing veterans' remembrance       
wreaths to ,arlington ,national         
,cemetery3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that 
the ,senate-- 7#a7 designates ,december 
#ai1 #bjbj1 as ,national ,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 made1
 and continue to make1 for the ,united  
,states1 a great ,nation4