Wreaths Across America

After thirteen years of similar donations, in 2005 a photo of snowy gravestones covered with wreaths at the cemetery received widespread circulation on the internet.

[1] At the end of 2006, Worcester's company supplied wreaths to over 230 state and national cemeteries and veterans monuments across the country.

Additionally, the project had its first "Veterans Honor Parade" with "Patriot Guard Riders" who escorted the wreaths from Maine to the cemetery.

In late 2015, The Wall Street Journal reported serious conflicts of interest with potential malfeasance in governance and contracting.

[7] The organization has stated that they intend to address perceptions of conflict of interest by selecting an outside agency to manage the entire RFP process in 2023.

[8] In early 2022, Morrill Worcester announced a proposed Flagpole of Freedom Park to be located on 2,500 acres (1,000 ha) of his family's land in Columbia Falls in Downeast Maine.

Thousands of balsam fir Christmas wreaths with red ribbons propped against headstones in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, in the U.S.
Wreaths at Arlington National Cemetery supplied by Wreaths Across America in 2013