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Operation Clean Sweep will commence on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Anyone wishing to volunteer to help clean up the wreaths at IGNC is asked to park at the parking lots near Columbariums A & B. Please leave your vehicles in the parking lots after the briefing and walk to the different sections of the cemetery. We want to leave room for the vehicles picking up wreaths to get through.
We will have a short briefing at 0845 and commence with clean up at 0900. Volunteers are encouraged to bring various types of tools to help them transport wreaths from grave sites to the side of the road. The list includes long handled tools (rakes, shovels, etc.), poles for 2-man carry, sleds, tarps, and any other items that will help move wreaths as long as the tool does not leave marks or imprints in the grass.
We are also looking for volunteers that have low-profile dump trailers and or low-profile dump trucks. We are in need of help to transport wreaths from the different sections of the cemetery to the dump site. The low-profile trailers and trucks will allow us to easily get the wreaths into the vehicles. If you are bringing a trailer or truck, please meet Craig Butt (aka Toyman) at Section 39 for instructions and radios no later than 0845. Please,please please follow the 15 mph speed limit on cemetery grounds. We will be watched by cemetery staff for our speed of the vehicles.
When we get to the point where we are finishing up, please double check all sections to make sure all wreaths have been removed. Last year, 2 sections were missed and a group of us needed to go back to remove the wreaths.
Once we are all done and every wreath has been removed, we will have our After-Action Review at the American Legion Post 910. This meeting will take place at approximately 1300. For those that attend the meeting, we will have food and soft drinks available.
Thank you to everyone that helped at the ceremony and thank you to everyone that will be volunteering at Operation Clean Sweep!
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Location Information
484 Indiantown Gap Road
Annville, PA 17003, United States
Click here for the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery Page
Directions to Cemetery
Ceremony Day Attendance and Parking
There is very limited parking on the Cemetery for ONLY Handicapped with approved placard, VIPs and Ceremony Participants.
FREE Parking and shuttle service will be available at the Ingram Micro, 80 Micro Drive, Jonestown, PA and MSC, 100 MSC Drive, Jonestown, PA parking lots off of I-81, Exit 90.
Shuttle service to the IGNC Cemetery will begin at 10:00 AM on December 17, 2022, and continue throughout the day. There is return bus service to the same two parking lots for all volunteers.
Handicap and Program Volunteers who do not make parking on the Cemetery must park at the Memorial Lake State Park, where there will be a shuttle bus for these individuals. Follow signs off of I-81, Exit 85B.
Dress Warm and for the weather, and wear comfortable walking shoes. All activities are outside.
Parking Instructions
There is no parking on Fort Indiantown Gap Military Post. Please do not park on Post, as your vehicle may be towed.There is very limited parking for H-cap, VIPs and Ceremony Participants on the Cemetery.
H-cap and Ceremony Participants overflow will be at Memorial State Park. A shuttle bus will bring participants only on a 9:45 am run to the Cemetery, and then regular shuttle runs will begin at 10.
All other folks coming out must park at Ingram Micro or MSC, off of Interstate 81, Exit 90. Please watch for signs and uniformed folks directing traffic. Free shuttle bus transportation is provided from 10 am until all volunteers are returned to their vehicles.
Private buses may enter through Biddle Drive, from Fisher Avenue and drop off volunteers, but must park the bus at Ingram Micro and catch a shuttle back to the Cemetery for the Ceremony and wreath laying.
Ceremony and Volunteer Information
We are happy that you are willing to help with our Wreath Across America ceremony at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery. Please do not forget to register to volunteer! That way you will get all updates about the cemetery itself.
TO ATTEND OUR WAA CEREMONY: come early, follow WAA Event Signs and instruction. There is NO parking on Fort Indiantown Gap. FREE Parking and shuttle service will be available at the Ingram Micro, 80 Micro Drive, Jonestown, PA and MSC, 100 MSC Drive, Jonestown, PA parking lots off of I-81, Exit 90.
Shuttle service to the IGNC Cemetery will begin at 10:00 AM on December 13, 2025 (See location pages for ceremony and wreath placement details), and continue throughout the day. There is return bus service to the same two parking lots for all volunteers. Handicap and Program Volunteers have very limited parking at the Cemetery.
Handicapped Parking and Ceremony Volunteers Only - There will be a shuttle bus from Memorial Lake State Park for these individuals. Follow signs off of I-81, Exit 85B.
The most important thing to remember is to have a wonderful experience participating in the ceremony and thank you so much for help Wreaths achieve our mission to remember, honor and teach.
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PAIGNA - Indiantown Gap National Cemetery
On Saturday, January 11, 2025, we will be doing our annual Wreath clean-up, Operation Clean Sweep, at Indiantown Gap National Cemetery (pending weather, make-up day will be 1/25/25). We encourage volunteers of all ages to come out to help us. Please dress appropriately for the weather. Volunteers may use a variety of tools to help them remove wreaths from the grave sites. This list includes long handled tools (shovels, rakes, etc.), poles for 2-man carry, sleds, tarps, or any other type of transport that will not make or leave indents on the grass of the grounds.Volunteers are asked to park and leave their vehicles in the parking areas near Columbariums A & B. We can park on either side of the road near that location. We will have a short briefing at approximately 0845 and start the cleanup at 0900.We will also be looking for volunteers that have low-profile dump trailers and/or low-profile dump trucks so that we can easily throw the wreaths into the dump part of your vehicle. Volunteers with the dump trailers and/or dump truck are to meet Craig Butt (aka Toyman) in front of Section 39 to receive instructions and radios. Please be there no later than 0845.After cleanup has been completed, please double check all sections before leaving, we will have an After-Action Review (AAR) at the American Legion Post 910 at 1300. Address for the American Legion is 85 Fisher Ave. Jonestown, Pa. We will have food and drink available for those that come to the meeting.Thank you to everyone that volunteered to help at the ceremony and thank you to everyone that will be volunteering to help clean up the wreaths.
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Country Beverage Inc. (PA0407 - Friends of WAA IGNC)
Welcome to my personal fundraising page for Wreaths Across America. I am working hard to support Friends of WAA IGNC and Indiantown Gap National Cemetery in our joint effort to fulfill WAA's mission to Remember, Honor, and Teach. Please click "View" to learn more about me and my effort and to help me cover as many graves on Wreaths Across America day, December 13, 2025 (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony) at 12:00 PM.
