DEVMBE - Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear
Please help us Remember, Honor, and Teach on December 16, 2023 at 10:30 am (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony) by sponsoring a wreath, volunteering, or inviting friends to help. 
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2023 So Far
5,318 Wreaths Sponsored
26.6% to Goal
14,682 To Go!
48 Wreaths From DENWUC!

REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.

Welcome to the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear's Wreaths Across America Page. 

On December 16, 2023 at 10:30 am (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony), Wreaths Across America will be at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.

Please help our location lay wreaths at as many graves as possible by clicking the red "Sponsor" button. Or, if you would like to volunteer to participate in the wreath laying ceremony, please click the “Volunteer” button next to the cemetery name below, and don't forget to click the "Invite" button to invite your friends and family to join you. 

Thank you so much for supporting Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear and Wreaths Across America!

Sponsor Wreaths

Click "Sponsor Wreaths" to sponsor a wreath and help us reach our goal of honoring every veteran at the cemetery.

Volunteer

Click here if you would like to participate in the wreath laying ceremony on Wreaths Day at the cemetery.

Invite

Click here to spread the word encourage your friends to sponsor, volunteer or keep up with our news.

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A Tribute
by Patricia Norvell for Thomas Leavey, Marine Corps, Honored by Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear

Wonderful Husband, Dad and PopPop. We miss you so much!

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Personal Message
by Deborah Lutes for Michael and Mary Alice Lutes, Sr. , Honored by Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear

In loving memory of my parents, Michael and Mary Alice Lutes

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Location Information

DEVMBE - Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear
2465 Chesapeake City Rd
Bear, DE 19701, United States

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December 16, 2023 at 10:30 am (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony)

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Directions to Cemetery

Navigation systems do an adequate job finding the cemetery. When you arrive, please follow the people and signs to the site of the ceremony itself.

Parking Instructions

There is plenty of parking at this cemetery, so feel free to park in any available spot.

Ceremony and Volunteer Information

We are happy that you are willing to help with our Wreath Across America ceremony at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear . 

We are committed to ensuring the safety of our community and are not holding a Wreaths Across America public ceremony at our location this year. However we will be placing sponsored wreaths on the graves with a limited number of volunteers. If you are interested in volunteering please click on the red volunteer button.  

We will be observing all Covid regulations and precautions.

 We appreciate your support and understanding as we all work together to make this possible.   

Thank you so much for supporting  Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear and Wreaths Across America! 

Local Groups Supporting Us

Northrop Grumman Supported by VERITAS and Corporate Citizenship

Welcome to Northrop Grumman Supported by VERITAS and Corporate Citizenship! Our location Sponsorship Group is proud to support Arlington National Cemetery and to help honor and remember as many veterans as possible. Please click "View" to learn more about our effort and then click "Volunteer" to join us for National Wreaths Across America Day. Thank you so much!

DE0068 - Newark Elks Lodge 2281

Welcome to DE0068 - Newark Elks Lodge 2281 ! Our location Sponsorship Group is proud to support Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery-Bear and to help honor and remember as many veterans as possible. Please click "View" to learn more about our effort and then click "Volunteer" to join us for National Wreaths Across America Day. Thank you so much!

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