,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ghf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,decemb] #b1 #bjbj,ms4
 ,coll9s 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,k+7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ &   
agre$ to  ,,resolution  ,designat+      
,decemb] #ai1 #bjbj1 z ,national ,wrea?s
 ,across ,am]ica ,day4  ,:]eas #bi ye>s 
be=e ! date ( adoption ( ?is resolution1
 ! ,wrea?s ,across ,am]ica project began
 ) an annual tradition t occurs 9       
,decemb]1 ( donat+1 transport+1 & plac+ 
#e1jjj ,ma9e balsam fir vet]ans'        
remembrance wrea?s on ! graves ( ! fall5
 h]oes buri$ at ,arl+ton ,national      
,cemet]y2 ,:]eas1 9 ! #bi ye>s prec$+ ! 
date ( adoption ( ?is resolution1 m ?an 
#aj1ajj1cjj wrea?s h be5 s5t to v>i\s   
locations1 includ+ national cemet]ies & 
vet]ans memorials 9 e ,/ate & ov]seas2  
,:]eas ! mission ( ! ,wrea?s ,across    
,am]ica project1 to ,rememb]1 ,honor1 & 
,tea*1 is c>ri$ out 9 "p by coord9at+   
wrea?-lay+ c]emonies 9 all #ej ,/ates & 
ov]seas1 includ+ at-- 7#a7 ,arl+ton     

,national ,cemet]y2  7#b7 vet]ans       
cemet]ies2 &  7#c7 o!r memorial         
locations2 ,:]eas ! ,wrea?s ,across     
,am]ica project c>ries out a week-long  
vet]an's p>ade betwe5 ,ma9e & ,virg9ia1 
/opp+ along ! way to spread a message   
ab\t ! importance (-- 7#a7 rememb]+ !   
fall5 h]oes ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7    
honor+ ^? :o s]ve2 &  7#c7 tea*+ ! next 
g5]ation ( *ildr5 ab\t ! s]vice &       
sacrifices made by our vet]ans & _!     
families to pres]ve fre$oms enjoy$ by   
all 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 9 #bjai1 
approximately #b1bjj1jjj vet]ans'       
remembrance wrea?s 7 deliv]$ to #b1bjj  
locations across ! ,unit$ ,/ates &      
ov]seas1 includ+ m ?an #ac1cjj wrea?s   
plac$ at ! ,am]ican ,cemet]ies 9        
,luxemb\rg & ! ,ne!rl&s1 9 remembrance (
 "s ( ^? lo/ dur+ ,_w ,w> ,,ii2 ,:]eas1 
9 ,decemb] #bjai1 ! tradition ( escort+ 
tractor-trail]s fill$ ) donat$ wrea?s f 
,h>r+ton1 ,ma9e1 to ,arl+ton ,national  
,cemet]y w be cont9u$ by-- 7#a7 !       
,patriot ,gu>d ,rid]s2 &  7#b7 o!r      

patriotic escort units1 includ+-- 7,a7  
motorcycle units2  7,b7 law en=cem5t    
units2 &  7,c7 fir/ respond] units2     
,:]eas hundr$s ( ?\s&s ( individuals    
volunte] ea* ,decemb] to help lay       
vet]ans' remembrance wrea?s2 ,:]eas !   
truck+ indu/ry 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates w      
cont9ue to support ! ,wrea?s ,across    
,am]ica project by provid+ driv]s1      
equipm5t1 & relat$ s]vices to assi/ 9 ! 
transportation ( wrea?s across ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to m ?an #b1bjj locations2 ,:]eas
 ! ,s5ate designat$ ,decemb] #ad1 #bjai1
 z ,wrea?s ,across ,am]ica ,day2 &      
,:]eas1 on ,decemb] #ai1 #bjbj1 !       
,wrea?s ,across ,am]ica project w       
cont9ue ! pr\d legacy ( br++ vet]ans'   
remembrance wrea?s to ,arl+ton ,national
 ,cemet]y3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t !        
,s5ate-- 7#a7 designates ,decemb] #ai1  
#bjbj1 z ,national ,wrea?s ,across      
,am]ica ,day2  7#b7 honors-- 7,a7 !     
,wrea?s ,across ,am]ica project2  7,b7  
patriotic escort units1 includ+-- 7i7   
motorcycle units2  7ii7 law en=cem5t    

units2 &  7iii7 fir/ respond] units2    
7,c7 ! truck+ indu/ry 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2
 &  7,d7 ! volunte]s & donors involv$ 9 
?is wor?y tradition2 &  7#c7            
recognizes-- 7,a7 ! s]vice ( vet]ans &  
memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces2 &  7,b7 !       
sacrifices t vet]ans1 _! family memb]s1 
& memb]s ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces h made1 &      
cont9ue to make1 = ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 a   
great ,nation4