12/19/2012 - Service members and civilians alike gathered for a wreath-laying ceremony honoring those who have served, at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery, near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 15, 2012. The annual Wreaths Across America event places evergreen wreaths in veterans’ cemeteries. Cary Kimball, site coordinator for the event, speaks at the ceremony before the official wreath-laying. (U.S. Air Force photo/Erin Eaton)
12/19/2012 - U.S. Marine Corps Maj. Lee Johnson, the inspector-instructor for Company D, Antiterrorism Battalion, carries a wreath to a stand, at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery, near Joint Base Elmendord-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 16, 2012. Representatives from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard and Veterans of Foreign Wars presented wreaths and paid their respects. The Boy Scouts, Civil Air Patrol and Alaska Military Youth Academy, as well as military retirees and other civic organizations, also laid wreaths. (U.S. Air Force photo/Erin Eaton)
12/19/2012 - Service members and civilians alike gathered for a wreath-laying ceremony honoring those who have served at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery, near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 15, 2012. The annual Wreaths Across America event places evergreen wreaths in veterans’ cemeteries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Erin Eaton)
12/19/2012 - Service members and civilians alike gathered for a wreath-laying ceremony honoring those who have served at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery, near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 15, 2012. The annual Wreaths Across America event places evergreen wreaths in veterans’ cemeteries. (U.S. Air Force photo/Erin Eaton)
12/19/2012 - Col. Brian P. Duffy prepares to salute at the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery, near Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 15, 2012 . Leadership from all branches of military service as well as civic organizations were on hand to lay wreaths on the graves of those interred at the cemetery. (U.S. Air Force photo/Erin Eaton)
