Contribution will sponsor 16,000 veterans'
wreaths to be placed at 32 participating locations across the
country on Dec. 17.
COLUMBIA
FALLS, Maine and BETHESDA,
Md., Dec. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today,
national nonprofit Wreaths Across America (WAA) is proud to
announce that Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) has made a
$240,000 donation to sponsor 16,000
veterans' wreaths for placement at participating locations this
National Wreaths Across America Day – Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022.
"Lockheed Martin has proudly supported Wreaths Across America
for five years and its mission to remember, honor, and teach," said
Tiffany King, Manager of Social
Impact at Lockheed Martin. "About one in five Lockheed Martin
employees has served in uniform, and as a military spouse, I know
that this partnership is personal to many of our colleagues.
We are grateful for this solemn opportunity to honor all those who
have served."
Over 1,000 Lockheed Martin employees plan to participate in the
distribution of the wreaths at 32 locations across the U.S. These
locations include the following:
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Arlington National
Cemetery
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Arlington,
VA
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Bay Pines National
Cemetery
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Saint Petersburg,
FL
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Beaufort National
Cemetery
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Beaufort, SC
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Bell Chapel
Cemetery
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Camden, AR
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Beverly National
Cemetery
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Moorestown,
NJ
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Branford
Cemetery
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Stratford,
CT
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Camp Nelson National
Cemetery
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Lexington,
KY
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Crownsville Veterans
Cemetery
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Hanover, MD
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Dallas-Fort Worth
National Cemetery
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Fort Worth,
TX
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Evergreen-Washelli
Cemetery
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Bothell, WA
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Florida National
Cemetery
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Bushnell, FL
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Fort Logan National
Cemetery
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Denver, CO
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Garden of Memories
Memorial Park
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Lufkin, TX
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Goleta Cemetery
District
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Goleta, CA
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Greenwood
Cemetery
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Orlando, FL
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Lancaster
Cemetery
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Palmdale, CA
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Los Gatos Memorial
Park
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Sunnyvale,
CA
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Marietta National
Cemetery
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Marietta, GA
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Memorial Park
Cemetery
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Camden, AR
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New Brocton City
Cemetery
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Troy, AL
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Pikes Peak National
Cemetery
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Colorado Springs,
CO
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Pine Ridge
Cemetery
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Chelmsford,
MA
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Saint Stanislaus
Cathedral PNCC Cemetery
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Scranton, PA
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South Florida National
Cemetery
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Jupiter, FL
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Southeast Louisiana
Veterans Cemetery
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Stennis, MS
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Titusville Brevard Co
Veterans Cemetery
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Space Coast,
FL
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Valhalla Memory
Garden
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Huntsville,
AL
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Valley Forge National
Historical Park
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Valley Forge,
PA
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Wood National
Cemetery
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Milwaukee,
WI
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Woodlawn
Cemetery
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Syracuse, NY
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Woodlawn
Cemetery
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Owego, NY
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Woodlawn Memorial
Park
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Greenville,
SC
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"The generous contribution from Lockheed Martin helps us to
ensure that we will be able to remember service members laid to
rest in communities across the country," said Karen Worcester, Executive Director, WAA. "And
through the simple act of placing these wreaths, we teach about our
nation's history and what it means to serve. Lockheed Martin
understands the impact this has on the next generation, and we are
so grateful for their support."
Click here to find a local WAA participating cemetery near you
to support or volunteer at this year's National Wreaths Across
America Day.
About Wreaths Across
America
Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at
Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill
Worcester in 1992. The organization's mission – Remember, Honor,
Teach – is carried out in part each year by coordinating
wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as at
thousands of veterans' cemeteries and other locations in all 50
states and beyond. For more information or to sponsor a
wreath please visit www.wreathsacrossamerica.org.
About Lockheed Martin
Corporation
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin Corporation is a global security
and aerospace company that employs approximately 114,000 people
worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design,
development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced
technology systems, products and services.
Please follow @LMNews on Twitter for the latest announcements
and news across the corporation.
Press
Contacts:
Sean Sullivan
Wreaths Across America
ssullivan@wreathsacrossamerica.org
(207) 230-4599
Kaleb Bennett
Lockheed Martin
kaleb.m.bennett@lmco.com
(202) 247-6697
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