REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom. In December, a Wreaths Across America event will be held at Parsons Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud. More than 1,300 veterans are laid to rest in Parsons Cemetery and each year we gather to honor these veterans. In partnership with Operation: We Care, the event includes a procession, keynote speaker, laying of honor wreaths for each branch of our armed services, and the laying of a remembrance wreath on each monument of a veteran.
Fundraising Message: Wreaths Across America (WAA) is announcing a wreath matching campaign for its registered Sponsorship Groups that is open now, and will run through Friday, Jan. 15, 2021. This campaign is only for veterans’ wreaths sponsored through a local WAA Sponsorship Group in your area.
PARKING / On December 18th the Cemetery will be closed to all cars other than those with handicap parking permits. Those cars will be given access from Hickory Lane and directed by volunteers to parking. Volunteers using golf carts can ferry them to the ceremonial area and back to their cars afterward. This traffic closure is for the safety of all participants once the ceremony begins. Off-site parking is available on side streets, at North Salisbury Elementary and Bethesda United Methodist Church Parking. Shuttle volunteers will pick up passengers periodically at a designated spot and bring them to the front of the cemetery where the procession will start forming at 9:30 am. From there the processional walk is about 4/10’s of a mile. And volunteer golf carts can ferry visitors from the shuttle drop off directly to the ceremonial area if needed.
