NVPS Meeting time 9:00am at the Memorial Amphitheater<\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Saturday, Dec 14th<\/sup> Wreaths Across America will be working with hundreds of volunteers to place wreaths at every gravesite in Arlington National Cemetery.\u00a0 If you would like to take pictures during the actual laying of the 110,000 wreaths, the schedule for this year\u2019s event is below:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Saturday Dec 14th<\/sup><\/span><\/p>\n 7:00 am Metro rail opens system-wide<\/p>\n 8:00 am Arlington National Cemetery Gates open to public<\/p>\n 8:30 am Ceremonial Wreaths Across America Truck Parade arrives Arlington Main entrance 9:30 am Opening Ceremony (Memorial Amphitheater)<\/p>\n 10:00 am Wreath laying begins at sites throughout cemetery<\/p>\n 11:00 am Wreath laying ceremony at President Kennedy grave<\/p>\n 11:30 am Wreath laying ceremony at USS Maine Mast<\/p>\n 1200 Noon Wreath laying ceremony at Tomb of Unknown<\/p>\n <\/p>\n We plan to meet at 9:00 at the Memorial Amphitheater where the opening ceremony is scheduled to take place.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n From the Wreaths Across America website:<\/span><\/p>\n If you are interesting in volunteering to assist in the placing of the wreaths at Arlington, please join us on December 14th<\/sup> at 9:30 a.m. for a briefing to address the volunteers and instructions. After the briefing the volunteers are lined up behind the trucks and handed wreaths for placement. When you place the wreath please remember you may be the first person to visit this grave in years so take time to read the stone and honor the memory of that hero. The final ceremony will take place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldiers at 12 noon.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Sunday Dec 15th<\/span><\/p>\n If you are unable to attend Saturday or if you prefer to take images after all the volunteers have gone and all the wreaths are in place, we have planned a second field trip outing to Arlington Cemetery on Sunday Dec 15th at 8:00am.\u00a0 We will meet at the main visitors center.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n The wreaths will be in place through Jan 24th<\/sup>.\u00a0 Most people say that the best images of the wreaths and gravesite markers are after a fresh snowfall.\u00a0 But, since we can\u2019t predict when or if it will snow between Dec 14th<\/sup> and Jan 24th<\/sup>, please note that Arlington National Cemetery is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm during those dates. 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