This Friday and Saturday, Wreaths across Chattanooga volunteers will be accepting donations at Elder’s Ace Hardware stores in Ooltewah and Walden to help ensure a wreath is placed on each veteran's grave at Chattanooga National Cemetery. Wreaths will be placed on Saturday, Dec. 13.
Donations can be made at:
Elder's Ace Hardware - Ooltewah, 9231 Lee Hwy. - from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday; and
Elder's Ace Hardware - Walden - 2000 Taft Hwy. in Signal Mtn. - from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturday.
During 2025, it’s estimated that an additional one thousand veterans will be laid to rest at Chattanooga National Cemetery.
There are over 51,000 veterans laid to rest at Chattanooga National Cemetery. The mission of Wreaths across Chattanooga is to place a wreath on each grave at Chattanooga National Cemetery. In partnership with Food City, the wreaths will remain at $10, and donations can be made by mail to: Wreaths across Chattanooga, 426 Market St., Chattanooga, Tn. 37402, or online at www.chattareaveterans.com/wac.
"Please remember that Wreaths across Chattanooga is a 100 percent all volunteer non-profit organization," officials said.