Photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 12.13.2025
The U.S. flag flies high above the Fort Richardson National Cemetery as volunteers lay wreaths during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2025. Families, friends and service members gathered to lay wreaths on the graves of buried service members. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tala Hunt)...
Photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 12.13.2025
Families, friends and service members lay wreaths on the graves of fallen heroes during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2025. This tradition dates back to 1992 when Morrell Worcester donated and laid 5,000 wreaths on the graves of fallen Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. This was an......
Photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 12.13.2025
Wreaths lay on the graves of buried U.S. service members during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2025. Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization formed as an extension of the Arlington Wreath Project. It was started by Morrill Worcester in 1992 with the donation and laying of 5,000......
Photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 12.13.2025
Two volunteers prepare wreaths to be laid on the graves of fallen heroes during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2025. Joint military partners and members of the JBER and the Alaska community gathered to lay wreaths on the graves of fallen troops. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tala Hunt)...
Photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 12.13.2025
U.S. Air Force Col. Dustin Hansen, commander of the 673d Mission Support Group, left, speaks during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2025. Hansen represented the installation as one of the speakers for the ceremony. Hansen said the volunteers celebrate the life and selflessness of the fallen heroes......
Photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 12.13.2025
U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Riley Stahl, left, and Luke Hayes, Eagle Scout, lay a wreath in memory of the U.S. Marine Corps fallen heroes during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2025. Joint military partners and members of the JBER and the Alaska community gathered to lay wreaths on the graves of......
Photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 12.13.2025
Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson’s Joint Color Guard presents the colors during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on JBER, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2025. This ceremony honors all who have served to include the Merchant Marine and the prisoner of war or those missing in action veterans. (U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tala Hunt)...
Photo by Senior Airman Tala Hunt | Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson | 12.13.2025
Pheng Scott, assistant volunteer for Wreaths Across America in Alaska, makes opening remarks during the Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Fort Richardson National Cemetery on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, Dec. 12, 2025. Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization formed as an extension of the Arlington Wreath Project. Every December the project pays respects to those......