62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

U.S. Air Force cadets from the Overlake Composite Civil Air Patrol Squadron, Col. Joseph Greenlee, deputy commanding officer of 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, and Col John Berger, Deputy Commander of the 62d Airlift Wing stand in behind a veteran’s wreath at the Washington State Capitol Building at Olympia, Washington, Dec. 09, 2024. Wreaths Across America is an annual event that places wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide, honoring over 2.7 million veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

U.S. Air Force Col. John Berger, deputy commander of the 62d Airlift Wing and U.S. Army Col. Joseph Greenlee, deputy commanding officer of 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command salutes a veteran’s wreath at the Washington State Capitol Building at Olympia, Washington, Dec. 09, 2024. Wreaths Across America is an annual event where families and volunteers place wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide, honoring over 2.7 million veterans. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

U.S. Air Force Col. John Berger, deputy commander of the 62d Airlift Wing speaks at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024. Wreaths Across America honors the sacrifices of fallen service members and their families by laying wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

U.S. Air Force cadet from the Overlake Composite Civil Air Patrol Squadron Honor Guard, holds a rifle during the posting of colors at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024. Wreaths Across America honors the sacrifices of fallen service members and their families by laying wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

Gold Star Families attend a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024. Wreaths Across America honors the sacrifices of fallen service members and their families by laying wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

U.S. Air Force Col. John Berger, deputy commander of the 62d Airlift Wing, right, assists Gold Star mother Jane Hughes, center, in honoring her daughter Staff Sgt. Danielle Hughes Crone, alongside Cadet Chief Master Sgt. Michelle Halim at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024. Wreaths Across America honors the sacrifices of fallen service members and their families by laying wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

U.S. Air Force cadets from the Overlake Composite Civil Air Patrol Squadron render a salute during the playing of Taps at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024. Wreaths Across America honors the sacrifices of fallen service members and their families by laying wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

A ceremonial veteran’s wreath lays at the foot of a head stone at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024. Wreaths Across America honors the sacrifices of fallen service members and their families by laying wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

U.S. Air Force Col. John Berger, deputy commander of the 62d Airlift Wing renders a salute to fallen heroes' graves after laying a ceremonial veteran’s wreath at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024. Wreaths Across America honors the sacrifices of fallen service members and their families by laying wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

U.S. Air Force Col. John Berger, deputy commander of the 62d Airlift Wing lays a ceremonial veteran’s wreath at a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024. Wreaths Across America honors the sacrifices of fallen service members and their families by laying wreaths at more than 4,000 locations nationwide. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek)

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62d Airlift Wing honors veterans during Wreaths Across America

Published Dec. 18, 2024
By Senior Airman Elizabeth Schoubroek
62d Airlift Wing

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCHORD, Wash. --

The 62d Airlift Wing participates in a Wreaths Across America ceremony at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent, Washington, Dec. 14, 2024, laying wreaths to honor and remember those who served. The annual event brings communities together to pay tribute to veterans who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country