A wreath placed at Veterans Circle at Hartley Cemetery on Saturday, December 13, 2008, as part of the Wreaths Across America commemoration. Photo by Tank Farris.

LAKEPORT – Local veterans groups and residents gathered for a holiday wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday morning at Hartley Cemetery outside of Lakeport.

The ceremony, part of the Wreaths Across America commemoration, took place at 9 a.m. Dec. 13 at Hartley Cemetery's Veterans Circle.

The Wreaths were donated to Lake County by Worcester Wreath Co., the same company that donates thousands of wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery every year.

The laying of the wreaths at Veterans Circle coincided coincide with the noon laying of the wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery in Washington D.C.

United Veterans Council Chaplain Woody Hughes speaks at the wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday, December 13, 2008. Photo by Tank Farris.

Community members gather on Saturday, December 13, 2008, to honor local veterans at Hartley Cemetery outside of Lakeport.. Photo by Tank Farris.

The United Veterans Council Military Funeral Honors Team performs a rifle salvo at the wreath-laying ceremony on Saturday, December 13, 2008. Photo by Tank Farris.

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