Wreaths Across America Honor Veterans, POW, MIA each Christmas

Bobby Cobb with the Marlow VFW Post #4888 places a live balsam fir wreath during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Marlow Cemetery, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022, as Randy Oldham describes each wreath and the military branch it honors and those who served or are serving. Additionally, there are 93,129 United States servicemen and women from all branches who last known status was either Prisoners of War or Missing in Action.

Veterans and Daughters of the American Revolution Duncan Indian Territory Chapter (NSDAR) members braved cold weather to participate in the annual Wreaths Across America national event, with a local ceremony at the Marlow Cemetery. In attendance were, from left, Robert and Susan Denard, Jack and Pamela Greenwood, Bobby Cobb, Randy Oldham, Mary Kay Lentz, Marlow Police Officers, Gina Phillips and Ronnie Smith, and Lynette McReynolds and her son, Jake.