BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (KFVS) - The Missouri Veterans Commission will host Wreaths Across America at several cemeteries in the state, including Bloomfield Veterans Cemetery.

The holiday wreath-laying event honoring and remembering veterans will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, December 13.

The six Missouri veterans cemeteries are in Bloomfield, Fort Leonard Wood, Higginsville, Jacksonville, Springfield and St. James.

The Missouri Veterans Commission has partnered with Wreaths Across America since 2009.

The event began in 1992 when the Worcester Wreath Company began donating wreaths to be placed at the headstones in Arlington National Cemetery.

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