December 19, 2026
Each December on National Wreaths Across America Day, our mission to Remember, Honor and Teach is carried out by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery, as well as at more than 5,500 additional locations in all 50 U.S. states, at sea and abroad.
The public is encouraged come out and lay the Remembrance Wreaths. It is not necessary to sign up as a volunteer to lay the Remembrance Wreaths.
Parking will be determined closer to the event date.
The laying of wreaths purchased to honor a specific hero (Grave Specific Wreaths) will take place by the person identified when the wreath was purchased, at a designated time. If you have purchased a wreath for a specific hero, and indicated you wished to place the wreath yourself, you will be able to pick up your wreath at the cemetery on December 19, 2026.
***** PLEASE NOTE: CHATTANOOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY STAFF IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE WREATHS ACROSS AMERICA EVENT AT THE CEMETERY. *****
Important Dates
Tuesday December 1st: Cutoff Date for Wreath Orders
Saturday, December 19th: National Wreaths Across America Day
We still need your help. Please sponsor a wreath! Help us honor all the veterans at Chattanooga National Cemetery. There are over 50,000 heroes to honor.
For $17 you CAN make a difference. $5 for every $17 sponsorship will automatically be applied to the sponsorship of an additional veteran’s wreath. This means that for every 7 wreaths purchased, the cemetery gets 9, helping us honor some of the 4400 unknown veterans buried at the cemetery.
CLICK HERE to sponsor a wreath. To sponsor a wreath that will be placed on a specific gravesite, after following the link to sponsor a wreath, select GRAVE SPECIFIC in option 4 and enter your hero’s information. Please be sure to include all the information you know so that YOUR Hero is honored. If you need to find information to complete the form, this website may be of assistance: GRAVE LOCATOR
If you would like to donate a flat amount, please contact us at patriotsforwreaths@gmail.com or call 423-250-3215 and we will be happy to provide instructions.
Who We Are
REMEMBER the Fallen… HONOR those who Serve… TEACH our children the value of Freedom.
Each year in December Local Volunteers will be at Chattanooga National Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country’s fallen heroes and the action of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.
Wreaths are purchased only through donations from Patriots like you.
The Patriot Guard Riders are raising funds to provide wreaths from Wreaths Across America for the fallen heroes at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. You do not need to be a member of the Patriot Guard Riders to show your support of the veterans at the cemetery through Wreath sponsorship.
What We Do
Last year we were able to cover over half the headstones, honoring and remembering, each of those veterans. But every Veteran deserves to be honored and remembered. To do this, we will need your help!
Get in Touch
For answers to questions or comments about the website or any events, Email: patriotsforwreaths@gmail.com
To donate to this cause (will be used to purchase Remembrance Wreaths at CNC): please contact us at patriotsforwreaths@gmail.com or call 423-521-5468 and we will be happy to provide instructions.