wreath
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Charles will lay a wreath late Thursday morning at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington, then attend a "block party" to mark 250 years since American independence from Britain.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
Charles and Camilla then visited Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington, where they laid a wreath and flowers at the hilltop Tomb of the Unknown Soldier honoring America's unidentified war dead.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
The King is expected to address both houses of Congress, visit the 9/11 memorial in New York, and attend a wreath laying to honour fallen US and UK soldiers in Virginia.
From BBC ● Apr. 26, 2026
She laid a wreath during a service that concluded with the national anthems of the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
To her husband she said: “Did you see that wreath the Bartles sent?”
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
They laid wreaths to Ukrainian soldiers who have been killed in the war.
From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026
Following the ceremony, people at the arboretum were invited to lay their own wreaths at the memorial.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
The event was attended by about 100 people, with funeral wreaths of white flowers decorating the area.
From Barron's ● Mar. 17, 2026
Nearby, a well-maintained veterans cemetery can be seen, its tombstones decorated with wreaths and flowers.
From Barron's ● Feb. 27, 2026
The houses were modest but well cared for—flowerpots were filled with geraniums or black-eyed Susans, and floral wreaths hung from each wooden door.
From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore
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