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Camas officials, volunteers honor veterans during Wreaths Across America event

Camas mayor, city council members attend Dec. 18 event at Camas Cemetery; volunteers place wreaths on graves of local veterans

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Volunteers placed more than 700 wreaths on local veterans' graves at the Camas Cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021, as part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America event. (Contributed photo courtesy of the city of Camas)

Camas officials helped honor veterans this weekend, during the Dec. 18 Wreaths Across America.

The local Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post 4278, along with Camas residents, made their way to the cemetery on Saturday, Dec. 18, and placed 726 wreaths on the graves of veterans at the Camas Cemetery as part of the nationwide Wreaths Across America. More than 2,500 cemeteries around the country participated in this year’s event.

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