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Chancey BushDecember 14, 2019 | updated 7 years ago
Liam Thibodeau, 7, honors a veteran after placing a wreath during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Thibodeau is a Gold Star Kid, he lost his father, CW2 Christopher Roy Thibodeau, in 2011 after he was killed in Afghanistan while serving in the Army. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
Liam Thibodeau, 7, honors a veteran after placing a wreath during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Thibodeau is a Gold Star Kid, he lost his father, CW2 Christopher Roy Thibodeau, in 2011 after he was killed in Afghanistan while serving in the Army. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Army veteran Keith LaMee, American Legion Rider from Post 5, places a wreath to honor and remember Army Pfc. Floyd Lindstrom, Medal of Honor recipient in World War II, during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette) (Chancey Bush)Christina Orff Brims places a wreath on her father’s, James Orff, grave site with his great grandsons Isaiah Chilton, 16, Caleb Chilton, 13, and his granddaughter Kelly Clark, right, during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. James Orff served in the United States Army. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Wreaths placed at sites during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Wreaths placed at sites during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Wreaths placed at sites during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Nathalia Olivares, 7, with American Heritage Girls Troop 1514, during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Army veteran David Hall looks for sites to place wreaths during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Wreaths placed at sites during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Army veteran Keith LaMee, American Legion Rider from Post 5, places wreaths during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Sophie Alvarez, 8, left, and Gail Dominique De Los Reyes, 8, with the Young Marines of Colorado Springs, prepare to place wreaths during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Wreaths placed at sites during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Liam Thibodeau, 7, honors a veteran after placing a wreath during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Thibodeau is a Gold Star Kid, he lost his father, CW2 Christopher Roy Thibodeau, in 2011 after he was killed in Afghanistan while serving in the Army. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)World War II Army veteran Clifford Ward, 92, places wreaths at gravesite during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)Liam Thibodeau, 7, honors a veteran after placing a wreath during the Wreaths Across America event at Evergreen Cemetery in Colorado Springs on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019. Thibodeau is a Gold Star Kid, he lost his father, CW2 Christopher Roy Thibodeau, in 2011 after he was killed in Afghanistan while serving in the Army. Hundreds of volunteers gathered to place the wreaths at gravesite to honor, remember and teach the next generation about the sacrifices made for freedom. Around 3,000 wreaths were sponsored this year, over 900 wreaths were sponsored by the American Heritage Girls Troop 1514. (Chancey Bush/ The Gazette)
