Wreaths Across America volunteers placed 3 million wreaths at 4,225 locations across the country during the 16th annual Wreaths Across America Day on Saturday, including at Peterborough’s Memorial Gates and all three of the town’s cemeteries.

Last year, the Peterborough Girl Scout troop took on the sponsorship of wreaths for the Wreaths Across America program as a service learning project. The project was launched in November, and over a two-week period 56 wreaths were sponsored. On Wreaths Across America Day, Dec. 18, the Girl Scouts were joined by the Bennington troop, the Sea Cadets, members of Rolling Thunder New Hampshire chapter and members of the community gathered to remember and honor community veterans while laying the 56 wreaths and visiting all veterans' stones in each of the three town cemeteries.

Local residents braved the cold, and deep new-fallen snow to take part in Wreaths Across America last Saturday and honor veterans buried in Peterborough’s East Hill, Pine Hill and Village cemeteries, following a ceremony at the town’s Memorial Gate on Grove Street. At the gate, an audience of about 40 people witnessed solemn remarks, a color guard made up of U.S. Naval Sea Cadets (Monadnock Squadron, sponsored by American Legion Armstrong-Cheney Post #5, Peterborough) and Girl Scouts (Troops 12300 of Peterborough and 60248 of Bennington), placing of wreaths for each of the armed services, merchant marines, and POW/MIA, and the playing of taps. Similar ceremonies happened simultaneously across the country at 3700 sites.

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