Georgia National Cemetery - Canton, GA

Contact Information
Lead Squadron or Group: PDK Senior Squadron, CAP
Location Leader: 1Lt Evanthe Papastathis
Contact Number: 404-210-1442 or evanthe@mindspring.com

*All Wreaths Across America ceremonies nationwide will take place on Saturday, December 13th, 2008 at 12:00 noon (EST).

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Visiting and Remembering my Father on Veterans Day 
My mother and I will be going to visit my father today
to pay tribute to a great man and wonderful father.

It's always takes my breath away when I ...

WAA 2007 at Ft. Smith , Arkansas 
WAA 2007 was held in rather cold,windy conditions and attendance was not as good as we would have liked.
2008 will be better !! I am working to get ...

The Wreaths On Section 7C-Ga National Cemetery 
I just wanted to express my heartfelt thanks to the volunteers who created and placed the wreaths at section 7c in the Ga National Cemetery at Canton, Ga....

Beautiful Wreaths in 7c! 
I'd like to thank everyone who helped make this possible. I only wish I knew in advance about the wreath-laying. On December 23rd, we took my son to visit ...

Graditude from an Army soldier  
Words cannot express the true feelings that I experienced when I arrived at my wife's burial site. Even though there is still sadness in my heart, I was ...

Saturday's Ceremony was Awesome 
Expecting only 50 to 75 people, imagine my surprise and joy when I looked out amongst the crowd and saw over 250 people. Their were family members, friends,...

Cherokee Tribune Article  
We have had our first article in the local papers published yesterday and are extremly happy. Below is the article:

Volunteers with national organization ...

Praise Them!!! 
I started this project to honor a friend, a loved one who is resting at Canton. His name is Major Brian Wolf. He flew F-16's for the AL ANG and was loved ...

The Ledger News Article 
I am happy to say we have had another article written about the ceremony in Canton. Below is a copy of the article.

Fallen soldiers honored with wreaths,...

Grateful everyday  Not rated yet
It is Memorial Day 2008 and I came to this website to be close to our loved one Andrew. This is a wonderful project and I thank you all for helping us ...

Edenton, North Carolina to Participate on 12-13-08.  Not rated yet
American Legion Post #40 will hold a ceremonial wreath laying in downtown Edenton, North Carolina at the Veterans' Memorial Monument at 12 noon on December ...

Getting Ready for December 2008  Not rated yet
We are getting ready for this year's ceremony. I am trying to reach as many people as we can. So if you know someone who wants to become involved, my ...

See Our 2007 Ceremony on You Tube  Not rated yet
With much work and inspiration, we were able to have a company create a wonderful video of our ceremony at the Georgia National Cemetery. We were honored ...

Thank You for the Wreath  Not rated yet
My sisters and I took flowers to our father's grave site at the Georgia National Cemetery in Canton on Jan. 5, 2008. We were very touched and pleased ...

Wreaths for All  Not rated yet
This is my first year as location leader for Canton and I am very excited at having this honor. I have a very very dear loved one resting there which ...