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More than 700 community members gathered Saturday at Norfolk's Forest Lawn Cemetery to place wreaths on the graves of 2,000 military veterans. The wreath laying event was one of 4,200 Wreaths Across America ceremonies held across the country.
John Holt. Ralph Hyatt. George Petitt. Annie McConville. Headstones bearing their names were among 2,000 to have a fresh pine wreath adorned with a red bow placed in honor of military service Saturday at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk. “It is said that a person dies twice — once when they take their last breath and once and finally, when their name is no longer spoken,” said Deborah Frazier. .