More than 16,000 wreaths placed at graves at Arlington National Cemetery - pics

[Kadie]

U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle Obrusky, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, (The Old Guard), a member of the tomb sentinels, adjusts a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns as part of Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. , Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. More than 16,000 wreaths were placed at graves throughout the cemetery.


Wreaths have been placed at graves as part of Wreaths Across America at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. , Saturday, Dec. 12, 2009. More than 16,000 wreaths were placed at graves throughout the cemetery.


ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 12: Christine Hopkins walks through Arlington National Cemetery after volunteers placed Christmas wreaths December 12, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 15,000 wreaths were placed at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America project.


ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 12: Cheyenne Genevie, age 8, kneels at the tombstone of her uncle, PFC Aaron Genevie, at Arlington National Cemetery during the placing of Christmas wreaths December 12, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 15,000 wreaths were placed at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America project. Genevie was killed while serving in Iraq.


ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 12: Cheyenne Genevie, age 8, kneels at the tombstone of her uncle, PFC Aaron Genevie, at Arlington National Cemetery during the placing of Christmas wreaths December 12, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 15,000 wreaths were placed at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America project. Genevie was killed while serving in Iraq.


ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 12: Cheyenne Genevie, age 8, kneels at the tombstone of her uncle, PFC Aaron Genevie, at Arlington National Cemetery during the placing of Christmas wreaths December 12, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 15,000 wreaths were placed at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America project. Genevie was killed while serving in Iraq.


ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 12: Sarah Walton hugs the tombstone of her husband, Lt. Col. James Walton, at Arlington National Cemetery after placing a Christmas wreath at his graveside December 12, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 15,000 wreaths were placed at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America project. Walton was killed while serving in Afghanistan.


ARLINGTON, VA - DECEMBER 12: Sarah Walton hugs the tombstone of her husband, Lt. Col. James Walton, at Arlington National Cemetery after placing a Christmas wreath at his graveside December 12, 2009 in Arlington, Virginia. More than 15,000 wreaths were placed at Arlington National Cemetery as part of the Wreaths Across America project. Walton was killed while serving in Afghanistan.

[lamp_shade]

1. Awesome. Thanks for posting these. I've got hair standing up in places I don't even have hair.

[Libby2]

2. So touching, and so very sad.

[Mrburra]

3. Those were brave men and women

[emilyg]

4. Sad. Beautiful.

[malaise]

5. Way too sad

:cry: :cry:

[The Straight Story]

6. K&R (nt)

[spanone]

7. blue christmas

[AwakeAtLast]

8. ...

[proud2BlibKansan]

9. damn

[Kadie]

10. Heartbreaking.

:cry:

[progressoid]

12. indeed...

:cry:

[LibDemAlways]

11. It's a nice gesture - decidedly more for the living than for the

poor dead soldiers, though.

[Mad_Dem_X]

13. .

:cry: :cry: :cry:

[katkat]

14. send some of these photos to Obama

Maybe it will stir up some of his apparently unused brain cells.

[Omaha Steve]

15. To late to R

Here is a Kick. Thank you for the post.