Video Shows ‘Wreaths Across America’ Send Off in Ellsworth

The Hermon Fire Department have been documenting on Facebook their participation in the 'Wreaths Across America' send off this year.

According to the videos on Facebook there is a meeting for the convey to meet at the Maine Coast Mall in Ellsworth.  From there, they head down to Arlington, Virginia in a trek to honor America's fallen military men and women.

Check out this great drone footage of the start of the send off:

They even included a few videos shot from inside the fire engines:

The program is to honor the Veterans who have sacrificed their lives for America and laid to rest in Arlington Cemetery in Viriginia.  The organization sends tens of 18-wheelers filled with wreaths down to the national cemetery to lay donated wreaths at the headstones of the fallen.

To see their full documentation of the event and follow their journey, check out the Hermon Fire Department's Facebook page.

For more information about 'Wreaths Across America', visit their website.