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2026 So Far
509 Wreaths Sponsored
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491 To Go!

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

Welcome to Long Beach City Cemetery's Wreaths Across America Page, proudly sponsored by SSgt Donnie Leo-Ford Levens American Legion Family and Eddie Blake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3937, in Long Beach MS.

On December 19, 2026 at 11 am promptly, Wreaths Across America will be at Long Beach City Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans through the Ceremony followed by the laying of Remembrance wreaths of 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 Long Beach City Cemetery and Wreaths Across America as well as Donnie Leo-Ford Levens American Legion Post 1995 and Family and Eddie Blake Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3937!

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

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

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Location Information

MSLBCC - Long Beach City Cemetery
Girard Ave and W 1st St
Wendy Griffioen
Long Beach, MS 39560, United States
Veteran Graves: 525
Coverage Goal: 1,000
Wreaths So Far: 509
Ceremony On: December 19, 2026 at 11:00 am
Ceremony At: 
Wreath Placement: Following the Ceremony after the families of grave specific wreaths have placed their wreaths.
Grave Specific Placement: December 19, 2026 at 10:30 AM, Please arrive 30 minutes prior to ceremony to collect your Veterans wreath(s) to place immediately following the ceremony.
Wreath Clean Up: January 16, 2027 at 10:00 AM, Meet at the covered area in the southwest area of the cemetery. Please wait until Project manager is on site to begin.

Location Coordinator: Wendy Griffioen, Margaret Levens
Contact Location: 

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. Be aware, we are a small beach community with very narrow streets and little parking. Suggest parking along both sides of West 1st Street but off the pavement as much as possible.


Parking Instructions

Inside the cemetery, there is plenty of parking.  Keep in mind you must stay on the roadways. No parking on graves.

Ceremony and Volunteer Information

We are committed to ensuring the safety of our community and will be holding a public ceremony and wreath laying.

Sponsored wreaths in 2026 will be placed by volunteers, including Veterans, Active Duty, families, friends and public patrons. If you have purchased a wreath and would like to place it on your Veterans grave, please be at the cemetery at 10:30 am before the ceremony begins to collect your wreath(s). See Margaret Levens at one of the 2 tents. You will be given time immediately following the ceremony to place your Veterans wreath(s) before the other wreaths are placed. Any other special requests, please contact either of our volunteer Location Coordinators Wendy or Margaret by December 18th at wjgriffioen1960@gmail.com or (228) 424-6910 or margaretlevens@gmail.com or (228) 364-3642 to make those arrangements. We look forward to having you join us for this very special occasion.

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Long Beach City Cemetery

Welcome to Long Beach City Cemetery! Donnie Leo-Ford Levens American Legion Post 1995 Family and Eddie Blake VFW Post 3937 are proud to support Long Beach City Cemetery and Wreaths Across America 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!