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Photos: 30,000 wreaths placed on graves in Chattanooga National Cemetery

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Hollyn Ford, 6, straightens the bow on a wreath at a grave at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Hollyn Ford, 6, straightens the bow on a wreath at a grave at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021.

By Matt Hamilton December 18, 2021 1 min read

On Saturday December 18, 2021, Wreaths Across America placed wreaths on graves at 2,200 locations across America. Wreaths Across Chattanooga placed 30,000 wreaths, up from about 14,000 last year.

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Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Dawn Morgan of Ooltewah places a wreath at the grave of her husband Michael Morgan at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Ben Meagher, 15, with Boy Scout Troop 58, of Red Bank, places a wreath at a grave at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Eisa Eilertson, 14, salutes a grave after placing a wreath at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Eilertson is part of Boy Scout Troop 1020 from Soddy Daisy.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Eisa Eilertson, 14, places a wreath at a grave at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Eilertson is part of Boy Scout Troop 1020 from Soddy Daisy.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Deidre Suggs of Ringgold takes wreaths out of boxes at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Easton, 7, left, Kelly, middle, and Jim Ford of Athens, Tenn. lay wreaths at graves at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Pauline Tyndall of Harrison carries wreaths at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021.

Staff Photo by Matt Hamilton / Dawn Morgan of Ooltewah pays her respects at the grave of her husband Michael Morgan as her mother Elizabeth Grafe places a coin on the grave at the Chattanooga National Cemetery on Saturday, December 18, 2021. Those paying respects will place a coin or other object on the grave to indicate to other visitors that a family member or friend has visited the grave.