Wreaths Across Chattanooga

Today was the annual laying of the wreaths at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. Thousand of volunteers from across the area were there this morning to make sure that every one of the 64,000-65,000 fallen service members have a wreath on their headstone for Christmas. Organizations like Wreaths Across America and Wreaths Across Chattanooga We return this June to place American flags at each grave. veterans and family members are interred at Chattanooga National Cemetery, with figures around 64,500 noted in 2023, though older estimates mention over 50,000 burials from the Civil War era onward, including many Civil War soldiers and later service members from all major conflicts, with capacity projected to run out soon.