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Area wreath ceremonies bear witness to legacy of military service, families' sacrifices

Jeannette High School basketball players, from center left, Markus McGowan, Stone Markham, and Jayce Powell, help collect and recycle old flags for veterans’ graves during the fifth annual Wreaths Across America wreath laying ceremony to honor veterans’ gravesites on Saturday<ins>,</ins><ins> Dec. 14, 2024</ins> at Jeannette Memorial Park in Jeannette. The Jeannette basketball team raised money from selling student section T-shirts and gave a donation to the Wreaths Across America program on Saturday.

When 6-year-old Jason McClary placed a memorial wreath Saturday morning at Murrysville Cemetery, he represented all those who lost a loved one in military service — just as he lost the father whose name he shares.


Source: The Tribune-Review