Pfc. Christopher Longoria, a Soldier assigned to XVIII Airborne Corps’ Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, hands a holiday wreath from the back of a military cargo truck to a young girl during a Wreaths Across America event at the Sand Hills State Veteran’s Cemetery in Spring Lake, Dec. 17, 2016. Wreaths Across America, an annual-event that began in Maine in 1992, is conducted as a way to honor fallen service members.

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