HILLSDALE, Mich. (WILX) - Veterans and volunteers honored service men and women Saturday as part of a nationwide Wreaths Across America event.

Wreaths Across America is a non-profit organization committed to teaching all generations the value of freedom. More than 3 million wreaths were laid across the country in all 50 states on Saturday.

Greg Paul, an Air Force veteran involved in the Hillsdale wreath laying for the past four years, said the event serves multiple purposes.

“To remember their sacrifices, to honor the military that are currently serving, and to teach the next generation the value of freedom,” Paul said.

At more than 5,200 locations, veterans and volunteers laid wreaths at the graves of fallen veterans. Paul said the stones in some sections go so far back that there are

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