West Springfield – The Friends of the Massachusetts Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Agawam is proud to announce a local stop for the WAA Mobile Education Exhibit (MEE) national tour. The MEE started its tour at the WAA Headquarters in Maine and will be at The Big E for a scheduled event that is both free and open to the public. The event will take place within the Chevy display at The Big E located at 1305 Memorial Ave, West Springfield from 11 a.m. through 7 p.m. daily starting on opening day, Friday, Sept. 13 through Thursday Sept. 25.
All veterans, active-duty military, their families, and the local community members are invited and encouraged to visit, take a tour and speak with WAA representatives and volunteers from The Friends of the MAVMC at Agawam. They can also share more about the national nonprofit and the work its volunteers do to support our heroes and their communities year-round.
The public tours for the MEE are free and open to the public. Members of the media, dignitaries, veterans and other interested groups are urged to come, ask questions, share stories and experience this one-of-a-kind exhibit.
Wreaths Across America is the non-profit organization best known for placing wreaths on veteran’s headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. However, in 2023, the organization placed 3 million sponsored veterans’ wreaths at 4,224 participating locations nationwide. Throughout the calendar year, you can tune in to Wreaths Across America Radio, 24/7, to learn more about the mission and those who support it across the country, as well as the hundreds of local charitable efforts nationwide funded through wreath sponsorships.
You can sponsor a veteran’s wreath for the MA Veterans Memorial Cemetery at Agawam anytime for $17 at https://www.wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/159760/Overview.
Each sponsorship goes toward a live balsam wreath that will be placed on the headstone of an American hero as they endeavor to honor all veterans laid to rest at noon on Saturday, Dec. 14, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day.
