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Laying of Remembrance Wreaths brings families together
The family of Walter Draughn, SFC, U.S. Army, who died in June of 2018, gather to place the remembrance wreath at their loved one’s headstone: Joan Draughn, Walter Draughn II, Jordan Thompson, Jaiden and Justice Pettius, Jasper Grace Lewis, Patryce Lewis,
The family of Walter Draughn, SFC, U.S. Army, who died in June of 2018, gather to place the remembrance wreath at their loved one’s headstone: Joan Draughn, Walter Draughn II, Jordan Thompson, Jaiden and Justice Pettius, Jasper Grace Lewis, Patryce Lewis, Janay Draughn, and Marley-Jai Draughn.
The solemn tolling of the bells 12 times at 12 noon on Saturday, December 16, 2023, signified the start of the 16th Annual Remembrance Wreath Ceremony at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery (GVMC) in Glennville. Despite the drizzle of rain, the annual placement of these wreaths at the graves of veterans brought many families together. Many traveled for hours, from other cities in Georgia and even out of state, to place a remembrance wreath at the gravestone of their beloved husband, wife, mother, sister, brother, or child.