Transcript: My first trip to Arlington Cemetery, I won a trip as a paperboy. The trip was to Washington, DC and we saw many of the sites there and one of the sites we saw was Arlington National Cemetery and I just never forgot that. We're very fortunate in this country to have what we have and the veterans have stepped up for us time and time again. It's a source of pride, there's no question about it. It's almost a duty to do whatever you can. My name is Morrill Worcester and I'm the founder of Wreaths Across America. I'm known for placing wreaths on veteran graves all over the United States and really, all over the world. You can't make a wreathe unless you have the balsam. This year, the demand is such that we need about 135,000 pounds of balsam a day. In order to get that much balsam, we have to go tip the trees, approximately 27 acres a day. We try to leave a fair amount of green left so it will regenerate. A wreathe actually symbolizes honor and victory and also the green material, it actually symbolizes endurance. The nice forest scent symbolizes purity. The fact that it's an evergreen symbolizes longevity. A family that's lost somebody in the service, the worst thing in the world is for them to be forgotten and this is a great way to remember the person year after year.. It takes a lot of hands to make this whole thing go. To do what we do, it takes between people 450 and 500 people locally here in Maine. It really takes another 270 trucks to haul the wreaths to all 50 states and there's 190 companies that own those trucks.
This is the kickoff of Wreaths Across America, the annual trip that we all take. The significance of the lighthouse is, t's the eastern most point in the United States. At the cemeteries all over the United States and overseas, the estimate is certainly in excess of 800,000 volunteers to lay the wreaths. People know what the veterans have done for all of us and that's why they do it. It's just an honor to do what we do. It's just an honor to do what we do. We need to make sure that those people are honored and remembered and we really need to teach the future generations on how important veterans are. The common denominator with everybody that's lost family members is to never forget them. That's your number one mission, is to keep that person alive, at least in memory.