As winter descends in Arlington National Cemetery, the graves get adorned with a familiar sight each and every December. Approaching the holiday season, each grave in Arlington National Cemetery has a wreath bestowed upon it as part of “Wreaths Across America”. “These wreaths symbolize a commitment to Remember and Honor our nation’s veterans through the laying of wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each veteran aloud”, wreaths across america.