HOTH Mission
Wreaths Across America
Wreath Retirement Day
Long Island National Cemetery
All Military Branches
Farmingdale, NY - 01/21/2023
Mission applies to the following Region(s):
Region 8, Region 9
About the Mission:
Need all hands on deck to retrieve and retire 45,000 wreaths placed on Wreath Day.
Bring pickup trucks, garden wagons, broom handles.
Bring your friends and family, bring strangers - that's a lot of wreaths to remove.
Primary Staging Date and Staging Time:
01/21/2023 at 08:00am
Staging Location:
Long Island National Cemetery
2040 Wellwood Avenue
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Lead Ride Captain and Contact Info:
Wayne Cohen -
5167299869
Special Covid-19 Mission Guidelines:
Updated 8 March 2022
Based on the most current COVID-19 Prevention Guidelines: Protect Yourself and Your Family from COVID-19, and CDC Guidelines of 3 March 2022, going forward, the Lead Ride Captain for any mission will be responsible for determining whether PGR members will have to mask up or not. Please ensure that you have a mask with you, should the need arise, and respect the LRC’s decision in these matters.
Special Information:
Please go to cemetery Sections highlighted on this map; Click here to view map
Be sure that your vehicle does not impede traffic flow on the narrow roadways.
We will have haulers in and out of the cemetery until the job is done.
Please find SRC Wayne Cohen for further instructions.
Is there a Second Stage to this Mission?
no
Submitted by:
Wayne Cohen - SRC Region 8 NY
rs 01/18; MER