5/09/2017 WAA eNewsletter - Weekly
Taya says the best way to show appreciation and respect for military families is through simple gestures like the one Wreaths Across America's founder Morrill Worcester made back in 1992.

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Trucking Tributes:

Her parents, Vernon and Regina Garner represented the true American dream. They were a young entrepreneurial couple creating a business to share with future generations of their family.

Dates To Observe In May:

Congress officially made Military Spouse Appreciation Day, celebrated on May 12th, part of National Military Appreciation Month.
May 13, 2017-A day to honor the families our Fallen Heroes have left behind – especially their children. It’s a reminder to the community that we have an obligation to support the families of our Fallen Patriots.

And Happy Mothers Day!

On this day in History, Legislation creating the Women's Army Corps becomes law on May 15, 1942. Learn more about what happened today on History.

This Week in Social Media:

The story behind the story of the veteran amputee who carried a woman across the finish line during Monday's Boston Marathon is even more inspiring.
Army 1st Lt. Weston Lee is back on American soil less than a week after he was killed by an improvised explosive device during a patrol in Iraq. 
I wish to honor our fallen soldiers and their families (via the equine). Black Jack was buried with full military honors.
Wreaths Across America presents, "Matthew David Suzuki II (a military child)named for his Hero uncle. 
Wreaths Across America shares the purpose and meaning behind important dates we acknowledge.

Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, our mission is carried out in part by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery.

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Thanks To This Weeks Sponsor:

This week we thank WAA corporate supporter JB Hunt, for their continued support both in the sponsorship of wreaths to honor more veterans, and the transportation of those truckloads of respect by both road and rail.

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