2009-12-24 / Front Page

Remembering our troops this Christmas season

Rest easy, sleep well my brothers.

Know the line has held, your job is done.

Rest easy, sleep well. Others have taken up where you fell, the line has held.

Peace, peace, and farewell... 5,000 Christmas wreaths are donated by the Worcester Wreath Co. of Harrington, Maine each year and placed on graves at Arlington National Cemetery. The owner, Merrill Worcester, not only provides the wreaths, but covers the trucking expense as well. He's done this since 1992. This year, about 200 Patriot Guard motorcycle riders who help to support respect for the fallen accompanied the truck and helped to put out the wreaths. As the convoy traveled from Maine to Washington D.C., more motorcycle riders joined and helped to place the wreaths on the graves.
Merrill Worcester Merrill Worcester

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