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The Beacon
Diane Ball of Port Clinton lays a wreath on the grave of her father, U.S. Navy veteran Douglas ‘Skip’ McDougall at Riverview Cemetery in Port Clinton. (Photo by D’Arcy Patrick Egan)
BY D’ARCY PATRICK EGAN
On a typically chilly Saturday morning in December, people took time out to remember veterans buried at three cemeteries around Ottawa County and all around the country during Wreaths Across America ceremonies.
Always a somber experience, more than 1,100 wreaths were placed at veterans graves at Riverview, Lakeview and LaCarpe cemeteries. Wreaths Across America ceremonies were being held simultaneously at more than 2,500 cemeteries, with more than 2 million wreaths.