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REMEMBER the Fallen. . . HONOR those who Serve. . . TEACH our children the value of Freedom.

Welcome to the Stamp Defiance Chapter, NSDAR's Wreaths Across America Page. 

On December  19, 2026, Stamp Defiance Chapter members will be helping Wilmington Remember and Honor our veterans by laying Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes.

Please help us honor and remember as many fallen heroes as possible by sponsoring remembrance wreaths, volunteering on Wreaths Day, or inviting your family and friends to attend with you.

Our chapter is a sponsor for the Purple Heart Dinner in August, the Honor Flight to DC in the spring, and the Ashley Center and the Veterans' Clinic in Wilmington. We donate items to the VA hospital in Fayetteville among many other donations and types of support for our veterans there and at Fort Bragg. Sponsorships of these wreaths enables us to serve our area veterans in many ways.

Thank you so much for supporting the Stamp Defiance Chapter and Wreaths Across America!

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Ceremony & Location Details

NCWNCE - Wilmington National Cemetery
2011 Market St
Wilmington, NC 28403, United States
Click here for the Wilmington National Cemetery Page
Veteran Graves: 5,172
Coverage Goal: 5,172
Wreaths So Far: 1,789
Ceremony On: December 19, 2026 at 12:00 pm (EST)
Ceremony At: 
Wreath Placement: Immediately Following Ceremony
Wreath Clean Up: January 22, 2027 at 09:00 AM (EST), Wreath removal will begin at 9:00 AM and takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete. Waste Management truck will arrive at 9:30 to haul wreaths to landfill. Recommend bringing a long handle rake or similar tool to assist in easy wreath removal.
Location Coordinator: Jerry West, Patricia Kelley

The cemetery is located at 2011 Market Street in Wilmington, NC.  Navigation systems do an adequate job finding the cemetery. When you arrive, please follow the people and signs to the site of the ceremony itself.

Due to the small size of our cemetery and for the safety of those attending, parking is not available inside the cemetery during the ceremony.  The side streets provide adequate parking and Temple Baptist Church, located at 1801 Market Street and two blocks from the cemetery, has opened their church parking lot to ceremony attendees.  Please refrain from parking in the adjacent business lots of Port City Java and The Bridge Church. 

We are happy that you are willing to help with our Wreaths Across America ceremony at the Wilmington National Cemetery.

Please join on Saturday,  December 19, 2026 at 12 NOON, at the Wilmington National Cemetery, 2011 Market Street, to honor and remember our local heroes at our ceremony for National Wreaths Across America Day!  The formal part of the ceremony lasts approximately 45 minutes.  After this, all attendees are invited to participate in laying of the wreaths.

On Monday, 21 December, 2026, at approximately 9:00 AM Wilmington Waste Management will be at the Cemetery to pick up the wreath cardboard boxes.  We will have about 432 boxes and volunteers are needed to help loading the dumpster truck.

Wreath removal date:  Wreath removal is scheduled for Friday, 22 January 2027.  We plan to start removing and stacking the wreaths at 9:00 AM.  Pick up time by Wilmington Waste Management is approximately 9:30 AM.  All volunteers are welcome.  Recommend you bring a rake, or item with a long handle, to facilitate wreath removal.  It only takes less that an hour to remove and stack the wreaths

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NCWNCE - Wilmington National Cemetery

Welcome to Wilmington National Cemetery and thank you deeply for helping us with our goal to honor as many veterans as possible on Wreaths Across America Day, Saturday, December 19, 2026. Please click "View" to learn more about our effort or to volunteer to help or click "Sponsor" to purchase wreaths that will be laid on the graves of our fallen heroes by our loyal volunteers.

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