SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - People in Siouxland took a moment to remember the lives of fallen service members and leave behind a holiday blessing during a wreath laying ceremony Saturday, Dec. 13, at the Sgt. Floyd Memorial in Sioux City.

The Sioux City Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center hosted the event, along with the Sgt. Floyd Honor Guard.

The ceremony was in collaboration with National Wreaths Across America Day, a day set aside to lay wreaths at the places where we remember, honor, and teach about veterans.

Brad Holder, with the Sgt. Floyd Honor Guard, said keeping the memory alive of local heroes like Sergeant Charles Floyd, who died during the Lewis and Clark Expedition, is a passion of his.

“We call it the ‘Lewis and Clark bug’ because you get bit by the story because there’s so much

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