Wreaths for Warriors Walk

Day of the Wreath Laying Ceremony

The Wreath for Warriors Walk Wreath Laying Ceremony was held on 15 December 2007 at 1200 noon at Fort Stewart Cottrell Field. Local Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts and Military Veterans as well as numerous other local volunteers came together to help make this ceremony a success. We thank each of you for your support and dedication.

The volunteers gathered at 0830 that morning to help prepare the seating areas, set up the tents, unpack, prepare and place the wreaths on tables along Warriors Walk. There was a family member tent set up out front to greet and escort each of the family members who attended. We received numerous emails and requests from different veteran motorcycle groups from around the area. Due to the installation motorcycle policy dealing with proper motorcycle safety training, these groups will met at the Army Education Center Bldg 100 parking lot just off post and were escorted by DES to the front gate and to the event.

Schedule of ceremony events: The ceremony (and a light rain) began at 1200 noon. Everyone observed a moment of silence in honor of all of our fallen heros. The National Anthem was performed by Mrs Pam Rayman. This was followed by an invocation and a poem written and read by Mrs Reese Bishop. COL Todd A. Buchs, the garrison commander, our guest speaker, gave a short speech as the Ft. Stewart honor guard stood solemnly by. Following the benediction, the narrator announced the placement of the wreaths in this order; first, family members in attendance were asked to come forward and take a wreath and go to the tree of their loved one; then Unit representatives or FRG members in attendance were asked to come forward and take a wreath and go to the trees of their fallen soldiers; then all other persons in attendance were asked to come forward and take a wreath and go place the wreath at the tree of a fallen soldier. As holiday music played in the background, girl scouts from the surrounding community handed out wreaths until every soldier had been honored.

There were seven ceremonial wreaths lining the front of the parade field. These were placed at the Vietnam and Desert Storm memorials on Ft Stewart and at surrounding communities bordering Ft Stewart (Hinesville, Glennville, Pembroke and Richmond Hill) and Savannah, to be placed at memorials. .

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