Wreaths For Uncle

02/13/2026

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01/22/2026

Sponsor a wreath any time during the year.
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01/19/2026

Why we say their name. Why we honor and why we remember.

Repost: A soldier's face before and after the war: 1941 vs. 1945.

I have looked at this photo so many times … I feel as if I could fall inside of it…

The man in the photo is Evgeny Stepanovich Kobytev. In 1941, he was a young man who had aspirations of becoming an artist as he loved painting portraits and landscapes. He had just graduated from the Kyiv State Institute in Ukraine and was looking to embark on his career as an artist when Germany invaded the Soviet Union. Kobytev had to set his dreams aside to fight in the war.

He fought in several fierce battles in Ukraine, but was wounded in September of 1941 and became a prisoner of war. He was locked away in a prison camp called "Khorol pit" (Dulag #160) where approximately 90,000 civilians (including Jews) and POWs died. The camp was built upon what used to be an old brick factory and only had one barrack to provide shelter. Those that managed to get a spot in the barrack were crammed inside like sardines. Inside, the stench was unbearable but it was better than living outside, completely vulnerable to the elements.

Kobytev spent two brutal years in the camp, before he finally managed to escape. He then quickly rejoined the army and served out the remainder of the war fighting in battles to liberate German-occupied cities in Ukraine.

Credit:

Source: https://artchive.ru/en/artists/21694~Eugene_Stepanovich_Kobytev

01/17/2026

01/07/2026

Make a note on your calendar.
Wreaths can be sponsored all year long.

12/31/2025

Evey has been super busy this week at SER in Alabama. What’s that? South East Region Encampment. Just one of the many CAP( Civil Air Patrol) Events she takes part in each year. This year she is serving as a Flight Commander.

12/20/2025

Huge news for our Evey!! Today she got her letter! She has been accepted into Embry- Riddle! It’s huge and we are so proud of her!!

12/14/2025

Happy Birthday, U.S. National Guard! Here’s to your 389th birthday! 🎉 Thank you for your service and sacrifices for this country. 🇺🇸

12/14/2025

A few pictures from yesterday’s Wreaths Across America event at Selma Memorial Gardens.
Wreaths for Uncle!

Photo credit Grayson Morgan

12/14/2025

Thank you to all those who came out yesterday to Wreaths For Uncle event at Selma Memorial Gardens! It was an awesome event. Evey did an amazing job! This Wreaths Across America event is her heart and it shows. This year we would love to get a jump on next year’s wreath sponsorships.

From now until 12/31 any wreath sponsored will be matched by WAA.

So if you would like to double your sponsorship without doubling your exspense now is the time to sponsor wreaths for next year.

Just go to:

https://wreathsacrossamerica.org/pages/173766/Overview/?relatedId=173639

12/14/2025

Thank you Town of Selma for your help.