Wreaths Across America (WAA) proudly announces that its Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) national tour will be heading to South Carolina to honor those who served and welcome home Vietnam veterans.
“The mission of Wreaths Across America is to Remember the fallen, Honor those who served, and Teach the next generation the value of freedom,” said Karen Worcester, Executive Director. “The Mobile Education Exhibit provides the unique opportunity for communities to come together and share the stories of those who served and sacrificed. Through our partnership with the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration, the exhibit also serves as an official ‘Welcome Home’ location for our nation’s Vietnam veterans.”
The MEE provides an opportunity to unite the local community, veterans, active-duty military, and their families through interactive exhibits, short films, and shared stories. The exhibit serves as a mobile museum, educating visitors about the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes.
The stops in South Carolina:
FORT MILL, SC – Saturday, February 10, 2024 – Cabela’s will host a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 1000 Cavelas Drive from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
SPARTANBURG, SC – Tuesday and Wednesday, February 13 and 14, 2024 – Wreaths Across America Supporters will host a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 140B Venture Boulevard, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
CLEMSON, SC – Saturday, February 17, 2024 – Lowes will host a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 608 Issaquena Trail, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EASLEY, SC – Monday, February 19, 2024 – Walmart will host a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit national tour. The MEE will be free and open to the public locally at 115 Rolling Hills Circle, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
When the MEE pulls into the area, all veterans, active-duty military, their families, and the local community members are invited and encouraged to visit, take a tour, and speak with WAA representatives and volunteers. They can also share more about the national nonprofit and its volunteer work to support our heroes and their communities year-round. Members of the media, dignitaries, veterans, and other interested groups are urged to come, ask questions, share stories, and experience this one-of-a-kind exhibit.
To host the MEE in your community, whether it be for a parade, a school-related or veterans’ organization, or a public or private event, visit https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/About/MobileEducationExhibit to make a request.
You can sponsor a veteran’s wreath anytime for $17 at www.wreathacrossamerica.org. Each sponsorship goes toward a live balsam wreath that will be placed on the headstone of an American hero as we endeavor to honor all veterans laid to rest on Saturday, December 14, 2024, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day.# # #
About Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery which was begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission – Remember, Honor, Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, and thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond.
For more information or to sponsor a wreath, please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
