Wreaths Across America is hosting a fundraiser on Nov. 25 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. at the Lyon County Fairgrounds with the hopes of funding the placement of 2,333-plus wreaths on the graves of veterans at Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery.

Clay Childs, past commander of American Legion Post Five and volunteer for Wreaths Across America and the Wall That Heals, explains the fundraiser's goal and using the momentum of the Wall That Heals to continue honoring veterans.

“Our goal when we got into this was to take some energy after the Wall That Heals and keep the progress going on, doing some fantastic things to recognize veterans and take pride in our role as the Founding City of Veterans Day,” Childs said. “This was the next logical step. We set the goal to be able to place a wreath on

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