Wreaths Across America - Crown Hill Cemetery

04/10/2026

Save the date and mark your calendars! National Wreaths Across America Day 2026 will take place on Saturday, December 19!

03/29/2026

Today, on National Vietnam War Veterans Day, and always, we welcome home the heroes who may not have been accepted or respected upon their return home from combat.

Thank you for your service and sacrifice. We honor those still with us and remember those we lost.

03/25/2026

Did you know that Crown Hill has three Medal of Honor winners? This past year, Troop 51 from Crossroads of America Council researched, orienteered and placed wreaths at their gravesites.

Today is National Medal of Honor Day. Indianapolis is proud to be the home to one of three congressionally recognized memorials honoring Medal of Honor recipients. The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest award for military valor.

03/15/2026

It is with great sorrow that we pass along the news of the first Hoosier death of Operation Epic Fury, Captain Seth Koval of Mooresville.

Captain Koval joined their 122nd Fighter Wing of the Indiana National Guard in 2006 and graduated from Purdue in 2011. This was his 5th deployment. He had flown 443 combat missions.

Our prayers are with his family and in particular his wife and children who have asked for privacy during their time of grief.

02/20/2026

We stand with the City of Beech Grove and Beech Grove IN Police Department in this difficult time. We will remember Officer Elliot each December, like we do so many others, during the Holiday season with one of our wreaths.

Central Indiana Police Foundation Indiana Fraternal Order of Police

01/25/2026

Thank you to all our first responders and those clearing the snow. Our thanks and prayers are with you through this snowfall. Particular thanks goes to IMPD, Indiana State Police, Indiana Fraternal Order of Police, Indianapolis Fire Department, Indiana National Guard and AFSCME/ AFSCME Local #725

Thank you to the Indiana Army National Guard for being out in these severe weather conditions to assist our citizens.

01/17/2026

We’re so excited to join HQ in announcing 2026’s theme, . We hope you join us and making a tax deductible donation of a wreath today!

We are happy to announce the official 2026 Wreaths Across America theme: Remember Me.

The theme comes as the nation approaches the 250th anniversary of the United States, a milestone WAA says calls for renewed focus on the individual lives behind America’s military service. “While we often honor service members collectively, each one has a name, a family and a story,” says Karen Worcester, executive director, WAA. “Their sacrifices are deeply personal, and their stories shape the freedoms we enjoy today.”



Share the story of someone who served and time may have forgotten, so we can learn their story and share it with future generations:

https://app.memoryfox.net/story/wreaths-across-america/remember-me

01/11/2026

We can’t thank Attorney General Todd Rokita enough for continuing his and his office’s commitment to our mission.

01/11/2026

01/11/2026

Thank you volunteers for coming out this morning - adding more photos to say Thank you! Many hands sure made quick work to clean up the wreaths this morning! And many innovative ways to gather the wreaths! Thank you to more groups from Charles Schwab and the Brownsburg Sea Cadets and so many from the community! To those of you who volunteer your truck you may think of this day in summer when you are still finding pine needles 🎄🌲Many thanks to Debra Foster and David J. Ziemba for your behind the scenes coordination making sure all of this happens with Crown Hill Funeral Home & Cemetery and Wreaths Across America

01/10/2026

Thank you to all of our dedicated volunteers who came this morning to Crown Hill to clean up our 2025 wreaths including Attorney General Todd Rokita and his deputies, Caroline Scott Harrison Chapter, NSDAR, and Crossroads of America Council/ Pathfinder District. We look forward to seeing you all very soon!

07/11/2025

Happy (legislative) Birthday to the United States Marine Corps!

in 1798, created the Marines: a branch of the known for fortitude, innovative tactics, and victories in amphibious warfare and on foreign soil.

The precursor to the Marines began their service in 1775 during the after the Continental Congress called for two battalions capable of fighting on land and sea. After helping achieve independence, the branch disbanded. But two decades later, in the leadup to the Quasi-War with France, Congress officially created the Marine Corps in 1798. John Adams had helped create the first iteration of the Marines. Now, he recognized their rebirth, placing them under the leadership of the Secretary of the .

In their service, the Marines have landed on more than 300 foreign shores and undertaken many of the most consequential operations in U.S. . During the Korean War, General Douglas MacArthur notably remarked: “I have just returned from visiting the Marines at the front, and there is not a finer fighting organization in the world.”

Photo: Marines famously raising the flag at Iwo Jima during World War II