POINT LOOKOUT, MO. — College of the Ozarks students traveled to Washington, D.C., in December to represent the College as part of its official sponsorship of Wreaths Across America, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to honoring and remembering America’s fallen veterans.
The group departed campus Dec. 12 and traveled from Springfield, Missouri, to Washington. While in the nation’s capital, students visited the National Archives to view the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and the Bill of Rights. They also toured the Smithsonian National Museum of American History, where they viewed the original Star-Spangled Banner that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814. The visit concluded with a Christmas concert by Keith and Kristyn Getty.
On Dec. 13, students and staff traveled to Arlington National Cemetery to participate in the Wreaths Across America wreath-laying ceremony alongside approximately 27,000 volunteers. Participants placed wreaths on veterans’ graves in support of the organization’s mission to Remember, Honor and Teach…