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Power Player of the Week: Wreaths Across America

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    One family expresses true meaning of Christmas

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But come out Christmas tradition around here to share the story of how one -- family found a way to express the true meaning of the holiday season.

It's a moving example of generosity and love for our country.

Once again here's our power player of the.

-- opportunities.

If it wasn't the people who fought for us.

And gave their -- -- That's plain spoken wisdom that is driven moral -- for years.

On a mission that has touched America's heart.

Each December it was -- places -- at Arlington national cemetery.

And thousands of volunteers are there to help him.

I think a lot of people think like thank you and they just want them -- -- that they appreciate to veterans and they want to show.

This story begins back in 1962.

When bluster -- a twelve year old Paper boy from Maine won a trip to Washington.

What impressed him most was Arlington.

Its beauty and dignity and those rows and rows of -- Every one represents a life and and a family hadn't -- story.

The largest tombstones and -- -- little people.

Thirty years later in 1992.

Was -- was running his own wreath company in Harrington many life.

But -- Christmas approached he had a bunch left over.

-- -- a real pressure to break.

Just made.

And I -- wants from life.

He thought of Arlington and all those great.

When the cemetery approved he and a dozen volunteers drove the -- down and laid them on the -- -- And so it continued for years until a few Christmas is back when an air force sergeant took this picture which ended up on the Internet.

Kind of struck a nerve and then people he mailed it to each other -- and it didn't really went around the world.

-- We were there the next year as he and his workers of Worcester wreath company floated up 52653.

Then they embarked on what what's your goals the -- want this veterans for right.

A southern 150 mile journey but at some points attracted more than a hundred vehicles.

And when I got to Arlington so many people and wanted to participate.

-- Or about to witness visit our favorite place ceremony.

Jimmy conducted -- the -- rig company.

Four years -- paid for all of this out of his own pocket.

And he started -- across America sending hundreds -- cemeteries and war memorials around the country.

But he will need help to reach his new golf.

Figure out two point seven million graves.

And that's a tall order to decorate two point seven million -- so.

And I would like to do what wouldn't I I really would -- sometimes I don't know how but hey Donald how long you gonna keep doing this.

I'm gonna keep doing it for -- long -- I work and then I know my family is going to continue so.

India for.

Long time.

And this year moral wall -- ranks for 320.

5000 raised to be placed at the graves of veterans.

Across the country.

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