Wreaths Across America
chestnut grove cemetery

Online donations click:    www.wreathsacrossamerica.org       
Support Herndon Woman's Club and Chestnut Grove Cemetery VA143P

​      On December 14th, 2019 at noon, the Herndon Woman’s Club will honor 850 Veterans who are buried in the Chestnut Grove Cemetery by participating in the Wreaths Across America National Day of Remembrance Ceremony.  
     
      Officially established in 1872, Herndon’s Chestnut Grove Cemetery is the final resting place of  veterans, dating back to the Civil War.  The Herndon Woman’s Club was established in 1939 and has united women in our community -- through volunteerism and fundraising -- to support various local, state, national and international causes. 
             

 Following is a breakdown of veterans from the various branches of service laid to rest at Chestnut Grove Cemetery. 
               Army                                              324
               Navy                                               138
               Air Force                                         66
               Marine Corps                                 35
               Coast Guard                                   12
               Merchant Marine                           2
               National Guard/Reserves           12
               Branch not specified                 202
               Civil War Armies:
                   Confederate/Union                  47

To sponsor a wreath for Chestnut Grove Cemetery
Mail check payable to:

Herndon Woman's Club, WAA
P. O. Box 231
Herndon, VA 20172
Wreaths Across America (VA0143P)

Herndon Woman's Club is a 501(c)(3) organization.
Contributions are tax deducible to the fullest extent allowable by law.

wreaths across america 
chestnut grove cemetery  2018
thanks to all

Thanks to everyone for joining us on a rainy day to THANK  and HONOR the veterans
at the Wreaths Across America Ceremony on December 15, 2018 at Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
Many thanks for the individual contributions to sponsor a wreath for these veterans.
Thanks also to the following groups for sponsoring numerous wreaths:               

                                                                           Mission BBQ                             Post Foundation
                                                                           Jimmy's Tavern                       Man Tech International
                                                                           Loyal Order of Moose            Herndon Fortnightly Club
                                                                          Meadow Farms                        The Closet        

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