Photos: Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Members of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs and other volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of more than 100 of the roughly 1,500 U.S. veterans buried at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs during a ceremony Saturday in conjunction with Wreaths Across America.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Members of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs and other volunteers affix wreaths to flagpoles Saturday at Woodland Memorial Park.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Karen Cruice, commander of the American Legion’s Tulsa-area District 1 and the adjutant for the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs, places a wreath on the grave of one of roughly 1,500 U.S. veterans buried at Woodland Memorial Park during a ceremony Saturday.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Darlene Sims of Sand Springs prepares to place a wreath on the grave of her father, J.R. “Dick” McCracken, who served in the Army and fought on the beaches of Normandy in World War II, receiving a Purple Heart for his valor.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Members of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs and other volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of more than 100 of the roughly 1,500 U.S. veterans buried at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs during a ceremony Saturday in conjunction with Wreaths Across America.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Members of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs and other volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of more than 100 of the roughly 1,500 U.S. veterans buried at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs during a ceremony Saturday in conjunction with Wreaths Across America.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Ryan Cruice and Teonna Lewis place a wreath on a veteran's grave Saturday at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs. The wreath-laying event, in conjunction with Wreaths Across America, was sponsored by the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Members of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs and other volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of more than 100 of the roughly 1,500 U.S. veterans buried at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs during a ceremony Saturday in conjunction with Wreaths Across America.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Members of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs and other volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of more than 100 of the roughly 1,500 U.S. veterans buried at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs during a ceremony Saturday in conjunction with Wreaths Across America. This grave belongs to a soldier who fought in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Other wreaths were placed at flagpoles bearing flags representing the branches of the U.S. military and American prisoners of war and service members missing in action, as well as a memorial to Staff Sgt. Billie A. Hall, an Army Special Forces medic from Sand Springs who was killed in the Vietnam War in 1966. Sand Springs' American Legion Post 17 is named in his honor. Members of the post and other volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of more than 100 of the roughly 1,500 U.S. veterans buried at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs during a ceremony Saturday in conjunction with Wreaths Across America.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Other wreaths were placed at flagpoles bearing flags representing the branches of the U.S. military and American prisoners of war and service members missing in action, as well as a memorial to Staff Sgt. Billie A. Hall, an Army Special Forces medic from Sand Springs who was killed in the Vietnam War in 1966. Sand Springs' American Legion Post 17 is named in his honor. Members of the post and other volunteers placed wreaths on the graves of more than 100 of the roughly 1,500 U.S. veterans buried at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs during a ceremony Saturday.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Other wreaths were placed at flagpoles bearing flags representing the branches of the U.S. military and American prisoners of war and service members missing in action.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Ron Bunch, 2nd vice commander of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs, places a wreath on a stand during a ceremony Saturday in the Dillon Funeral Home chapel at Woodland Memorial Park.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Mike Bridgeport, the sergeant at arms of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs, affixes a wreath on a stand during a ceremony Saturday in the Dillon Funeral Home chapel at Woodland Memorial Park.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Mike Bridgeport, the sergeant at arms of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs, salutes a wreath on a stand during a ceremony Saturday in the Dillon Funeral Home chapel at Woodland Memorial Park.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Jerry Lanigan, a member of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs, salutes a wreath on a stand during a ceremony Saturday in the Dillon Funeral Home chapel at Woodland Memorial Park.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Shawn Ketcher, a member of of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs, affixes a wreath on a stand during a ceremony Saturday in the Dillon Funeral Home chapel at Woodland Memorial Park.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Shawn Ketcher, a member of the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs, salutes a wreath on a stand during a ceremony Saturday in the Dillon Funeral Home chapel at Woodland Memorial Park.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Kim McInnis, the chaplain of the auxiliary for the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs, affixes a wreath on a stand during a ceremony Saturday in the Dillon Funeral Home chapel at Woodland Memorial Park.
Sand Springs Wreaths Across America
Karen Cruice, commander of the American Legion’s Tulsa-area District 1 and the adjutant for the Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 in Sand Springs, speaks Saturday during a ceremony in the Dillon Funeral Home chapel at Woodland Memorial Park.
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The Billie A. Hall American Legion Post 17 placed 108 wreaths on the graves of U.S. service members buried at Woodland Memorial Park.