While Most Of D.C. Slept, Sec. Zinke Wandered A Frozen Arlington Cemetery With A Christmas Wreath

[Right_in_Virginia]

While Most Of D.C. Slept, Sec. Zinke Wandered A Frozen Arlington Cemetery With A Christmas Wreath
Daily Caller, Dec 16, 2017, Benny Johnson

Thousands of people lined up at the gates of Arlington Cemetery before dawn Saturday morning. It was a bitterly cold. The temperature was far below freezing. There was snow on the ground. None of it dampened the spirits of those who looked forward to laying a wreath on a gleaming white headstone of an American hero.

Wreaths Across America has been going on for 26 years. The tradition seeks to place a fresh pine wreath on the headstone of every fallen soldier in a national cemetery. Around 1,000 locations in 50 states participate. The effort is massive and the payoff is spectacular.

The process is very simple:

Read more:  http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/16/while-dc-slept-sec-zinke-stood-in-the-freezing-cold-to-lay-a-wreath-on-the-grave-of-a-friend/

[Right_in_Virginia]

Ultimately, every grave gets a wreath.

   Lots more photos at the link:  http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/16/while-dc-slept-sec-zinke-stood-in-the-freezing-cold-to-lay-a-wreath-on-the-grave-of-a-friend/   

[Bigun]

   Lots more photos at the link:  http://dailycaller.com/2017/12/16/while-dc-slept-sec-zinke-stood-in-the-freezing-cold-to-lay-a-wreath-on-the-grave-of-a-friend/

I will continue to ask why it is in this country that so many know everything there is to know about Kim Kardashian and virtually nothing about those buried there?

[Applewood]

From the article:

The first thing I saw Trump do as president was attend the funeral of a Navy SEAL,” the Secretary said. “That’s the moment I saw him go from being a president to becoming a Commander-in-Chief. Look around. There’s no politics here.”

As opposed to Obama who only showed up at Arlington for photo ops and campaigning.