Wreaths Across America ceremony to honor veterans

HONORING HEROES—A young participant of the 2025 Wreaths Across America event places a flag at the grave of one of Ventura County’s veterans. Courtesy photo Conejo Mountain Memorial Park will once again bring together community members to honor military veterans by placing wreaths on their graves in December. The Dec. 19 Wreaths Across America ceremony will begin promptly at 11 a.m., with attendees encouraged to arrive by 10:45 a.m. Organizers hope to place wreaths on the graves of 3,300 veterans buried at the memorial park in Camarillo. The local event is organized Rolling Thunder California Chapter 1, a nonprofit veterans advocacy organization based in Thousand Oaks, with Thousand Oaks resident John Short leading the efforts. The group took over the annual ceremony four years ago, when just over 500 veterans were honored. Last year, volunteers placed wreaths on more than 3,000 graves.

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