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East Tennesseans gather for National Wreaths Across America Day
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Elizabeth Sims, WBIR
Across the country, people gathered in national cemeteries to lay wreaths on veterans' graves for National Wreaths Across America Day.
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Elizabeth Sims, WBIR
Despite steady rain, East Tennesseans gathered in the Knoxville National Cemetery for National Wreaths Across America Day.
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Elizabeth Sims, WBIR
Strawberry Plains resident William Beard bows his head for a moment of silence during the ceremony. Beard was dressed in a World War I uniform to mark the conflict's centennial.
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Elizabeth Sims, WBIR
People in the crowd sing the national anthem during the ceremony.
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Elizabeth Sims, WBIR
A trumpeter plays "Taps" before the wreath laying begins.
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Elizabeth Sims, WBIR
Russ Gleason, a driver for Skyline, brought the wreaths to Knoxville for the ceremony. Gleason is also a Navy veteran.
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Morristown resident and Navy veteran Doug Hobbs and his son Daniel lay a wreath on General Robert Neyland's grave.
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Morristown resident and Navy veteran Doug Hobbs and his son Daniel salute General Robert Neyland's grave site.
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Families leave Knoxville National Cemetery after the wreath laying ceremony.
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Elizabeth Sims, WBIR
Across the country, people gathered in national cemeteries to lay wreaths on veterans' graves for National Wreaths Across America Day.
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