Heartbreaking photos show relatives visiting the graves of their fallen loved ones at Arlington National Cemetery on Christmas Day
- Some wiped away tears while others sat next to their loved ones’ headstones to remember precious moments
- Armando Martin, 11, of California was seen playing a guitar to honor his relative who served in Marine Corps
- One woman kissed the headstone of her late son while others placed photos and flowers around gravesites
- This year volunteers across the US placed 2.2 million wreaths on the headstones of the nation’s heroes
- On December 14, 38,000 volunteers placed 254,000 wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery
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Heartbreaking photos show relatives visiting the graves of fallen loved ones at Arlington Cemetery on Christmas Day.
Some were seen wiping away tears while others sat in chairs or on the ground as they remembered precious moments with their family members.
A young boy was seen playing a guitar to honor his relative who served in the Marine Corps.
Heartbreaking photos show relatives visiting the graves of fallen loved ones at Arlington Cemetery on Christmas Day. Armando Martin, 11, of California plays a guitar to honor GYSGT George Figone Jr in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Christmas Day
Christine Honeycutt of Maryland kisses the grave of her late son LCPL Terry Honeycutt in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Christmas Day
Former Army veteran Elmer Robinson of Virginia stands at the grave marker of his late son LCPL Tavon Hubbard, in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Christmas Day
Cheryl Cain of Virginia wipes away tears as she pays respect to her parents buried in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, on Wednesday
One woman was seen kissing the headstone of her late son who was a Purple Heart recipient. Others were seen placing photos, flowers and small Christmas trees around their relative’s gravesite.
Every December, Wreaths Across America places wreaths on the graves of fallen soldiers at Arlington and other cemeteries.
More than 75,000 volunteers placed wreaths at 245,000 Arlington gravesites in 2017.
In 2018, the Pentagon said that the group shipped 1.75 million wreaths to 1,640 locations across the US.
This year volunteers placed 2.2 million wreaths on the headstones of the nation’s heroes.
On December 14, in spite of rain and cold, more than 38,000 volunteers placed 254,000 wreaths on the headstones of the fallen at Arlington National Cemetery.
A wreath alongside flowers and photos lays on a grave in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
Sandra Marshall of Maryland pays her respect to SPC Tyler Hammett in Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
Dietlinde Doyle of Virginia spends time at the grave marker of her late husband William Doyle, in Section 54 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
A balloon that reads ‘I Love You’ lays on a grave in Section 54 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia
Sheila Brunson of Washington, DC, spends time at the grave marker of her mother, in Section 54 at Arlington National Cemetery
Former Army veteran Eunice Cherry of Maryland releases a balloon into the sky at the grave marker of her late son SPC Daurice Mapp, in Section 55 at Arlington National Cemetery
Former Army veteran Eunice Cherry of Maryland kisses the grave marker of her late son SPC Daurice Mapp in Section 55 at Arlington National Cemetery