Saturday marks the annual wreath-laying ceremony at the Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, an event that brings families, friends, and fellow service members together to honor those who served.
For many participants, the ceremony is about more than placing wreaths, it is a chance to remember loved ones and reconnect with the people they once served alongside.
Among those in attendance was Jacqueline Wittemann, who came with her family to lay a wreath at the grave of her husband, John Wittemann, a veteran she was married to for 53 years before his passing in 2016…