Selkirk, NY (News10) — Wreaths Across America seeks to remember and honor the service of veterans by placing a wreath on every American hero’s grave each December. One local company is helping make this goal possible here in the Capital Region.
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“It’s a great cause to show our thanks to all the fallen veterans over the holidays,” said Don Fiacco, General Manager of Finke Equipment, a heavy equipment dealership in Selkirk.
This is their second year transporting the holiday decoration for Wreaths Across America — and they have a lot to deliver.
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“We donate the transportation of 4,848 wreaths to eleven different cemeteries,” Fiacco explained. “The wreaths are laid on the headstones of the fallen veterans.”
Those wreaths came from north of Bangor, Maine. Fiacco’s colleague drove the truck up to get them. They arrived at their facility in Selkirk today. Fiacco took one out to show us what they look like. Tomorrow, the same driver will be back on the road to deliver them…