Additionally, Rob Balfour, with his wife Tracey, will be hauling a load to Arlington National Cemetery. They will also have Dave Littlefield unloading and laying wreaths at the Florida National Cemetery in Bushnell, FL. Walmart Transportation will deliver 16 loads throughout the country led by General Transportation Manager Jenny Lovering of the Lewiston, ME Distribution Center. They will also have Ron Delnicki participating in the convoy to Arlington National Cemetery. The motto of Wreaths across America is to remember, honor and teach. Pottle’s Transportation will have Karl Hoffman delivering a load of wreathes to Arlington, VA. Organized by Teresa Wade and Joanne Jones, over 70 Heritage employees raised nearly 10,000 to sponsor the purchase of nearly 1,000 wreaths, and groups of employees gathered at seven national cemeteries all over the country to lay wreaths and honor the fallen. to deliver a load of wreathes to WAA’s distribution hub in St. Lynch Logistics will be volunteering a truck driven by Ernie Crocker Jr. Their second truck, driven by Ralph Johnston, will participate in the convoy delivering to Arlington National Cemetery. He will then go south to deliver to the New Bern National Cemetery in New Bern, NC. Their fist truck, drivenīy James Hughes, will be delivering five stops in Massachusetts. is volunteering two trucks to make deliveries. For the second year, Brown Dog Carriers has committed to putting a wreath on every veteran’s gravesite in Biddeford. They will be delivered to Arlington, VA, the Bourne, MA Veterans Cemetery, and to cemeteries in Augusta, Portland and Biddeford Maine. The final load will be in the WAA Convoy, driven by Ralph Trull.īrown Dog Carriers owned by Graig Morin, with the help of Denis Litalien and Jim Costa will be picking up wreaths in Harrington, ME.
The second load by Dwaine Desjardins to Beaufort, SC. The first load will be driven by William McGuire to Pensacola, FL.
#WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA 2021 DRIVERS#
The Maine Professional Drivers Association would like to recognize some of the supporting member companies, and their drivers, who have graciously donated their time and equipment in support of Wreaths Across America, and the work they do to honor the men and women who have selflessly served this great nation.ĪDUSA Transportation (Hannaford) will be donating the use of three trucks.
and takes Ocean Gateway Pier to Commercial Street and travels over the Veterans Memorial Bridge toward US-1 S to Kittery. 13 the convoy leaves Ocean Gateway at 7:45 a.m. Nearby stops include: Cheverus High School, Portland, at 5:45 p.m. the convoy of trucks carrying wreaths leaves the school making stops along the way until it reaches Arlington on Friday, Dec. 11 at Narraguagus High School, in Harrington. 18, National Wreaths Across America Day.Īn education exhibit is open to the public on Saturday, Dec. The event has grown since then and now, in addition to Arlington National Cemetery, wreaths are laid at numerous cemeteries across the country on Dec.
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