Photo gallery: Wreaths Across America observed

Published 12:00 am Sunday, December 14, 2014

Roman Young with the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association places wreaths at gravestones during the Wreaths Across America, a national event in which deceased veterans are honored with wreaths placed on their graves, at the Natchez National Cemetery. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Coleman Carter, 8, listens to speakers during a ceremony for Wreaths Across America, a national event in which deceased veterans are honored with wreaths placed on their graves, at the Natchez National Cemetery. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Bahati Harden looks for the grave of her grandmother Vivian Graham so she can place a wreath on it during the Wreaths Across America, a national event in which deceased veterans are honored with wreaths placed on their graves, at the Natchez National Cemetery. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Leah Bella Hugg, 3, rests on her mom Donna Hugg’s shoulder while during a ceremony for Wreaths Across America, a national event in which deceased veterans are honored with wreaths placed on their graves, at the Natchez National Cemetery. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Vertis Rowan Flanagan and her sister Jerlian Rowan King place a wreath at their father Leroy Rowan’s grave during the Wreaths Across America, a national event in which deceased veterans are honored with wreaths placed on their graves, at the Natchez National Cemetery. King and her sister Vertis Rowan Flanagan also placed a wreath at their brother William McKinley Rowan’s grave. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: U.S. Air Force veteran Don Ward listens with a crowd of people to speakers during a ceremony for Wreaths Across America, a national event in which deceased veterans are honored with wreaths placed on their graves, at the Natchez National Cemetery. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Jerlian Rowan King sticks a flag in a wreath at her father Leroy Rowan’s grave during the Wreaths Across America, a national event in which deceased veterans are honored with wreaths placed on their graves, at the Natchez National Cemetery. King and her sister Vertis Rowan Flanagan also placed a wreath at their brother William McKinley Rowan’s grave. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)

: Roman Young with the Combat Veteran Motorcycle Association places wreaths at gravestones during the Wreaths Across America, a national event in which deceased veterans are honored with wreaths placed on their graves, at the Natchez National Cemetery. (Sam Gause / The Natchez Democrat)