Nebraskans by the hundreds are expected to turn out Saturday morning to lay holiday wreaths on the graves of veterans at more than three dozen sites across the state.
Volunteers unload and carry wreaths at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday. They are to be placed on the graves of veterans for a Wreaths Across America event on Saturday.
Photos: More than 3,700 wreaths delivered to Omaha National Cemetery
Volunteers unload and carry at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. They are to be placed on the graves of veterans for a Wreaths Across America event on Saturday.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALD
Matt Maust, with Farm Credit Services of America, stacks wreaths at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALD
Bill Keil, with Werner Enterprises, helps to cover more than 3,700 wreaths with tarp at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALD
Wreaths are stacked at Omaha National Cemetery in preparation for a Wreaths Across America event on Saturday.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALD
Ray Dengel helps to stack wreaths at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALD
A Werner Enterprises truck is loaded with boxes of more than 3,700 wreaths for delivery at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALD
Matt Maust, with Farm Credit Services of America, stacks wreaths at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023.
CHRIS MACHIAN THE WORLD-HERALD
Volunteers stack wreaths at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday, Dec. 14, 2023. They are to be placed on the graves of veterans for a Wreaths Across America event on Saturday.
Volunteers unload and carry wreaths at Omaha National Cemetery on Thursday. They are to be placed on the graves of veterans for a Wreaths Across America event on Saturday.
