The veterans buried in Boulder’s Mountain View Memorial Park received a special moment of remembrance on Saturday.

Several thousand flocked to the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, many of whom came to remember and honor their loved ones who served. Following a ceremony with speeches and military songs, family members laid wreaths at the graves of their loved ones ...

The National Wreaths Across America Day took place at over 4,900 locations nationwide, including here in the Miami Valley, according to a social media post. People came out to lay wreaths on the headstones of veterans at the Dayton National Cemetery in Montgomery.

As many as 2 million wreaths were placed on veterans’ graves across the nation on Saturday as part of Wreaths Across America, which works to remember fallen veterans by placing wreaths on their graves during the holidays.