Remember
The veterans who served and the men and women who did not come home. Remembrance is the reason the wreath is laid at all.
VFW Post 12205 Wreaths Across America • Group TX1619
Remember • Honor • Teach
Honor a local veteran with a remembrance wreath.
On December 19, 2026, VFW Post 12205 and community volunteers will place sponsored balsam wreaths on veterans’ graves at Hill Country Memorial Gardens — one wreath, one hero, one name spoken aloud.
★ National Wreaths Across America Day • Sat Dec 19, 2026
What this is
A wreath on every veteran’s grave — and their name said out loud.
Wreaths Across America began with a single load of surplus wreaths laid at Arlington in 1992. It is now a national day of remembrance held every December, carried out by local groups at more than 4,000 sites. Post 12205 sponsors the effort at Hill Country Memorial Gardens under group ID TX1619.
Every wreath on this page is sponsored by someone in the community and placed by hand on December 19. Volunteers kneel at each headstone, lay the wreath, and speak the veteran’s name — so that a life of service is not forgotten.
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The mission
Three words carry the whole effort. Each wreath is a small act toward all three.
Honor
Those who serve today and the families who serve alongside them — at home, overseas, and in every era before ours.
Teach
The next generation — students, scouts, and cadets who help place wreaths — what the cost of freedom has been.
How it works
From your sponsorship to a wreath on a headstone.
I
You sponsor
Each sponsorship funds one fresh balsam wreath. Give through Post 12205’s group link so the credit stays local (group TX1619).
II
It’s assigned to a grave
Your wreath is set aside for a veteran resting at Hill Country Memorial Gardens. Sponsor more than one and the count carries forward.
III
We place it together on December 19
Volunteers gather at the cemetery, lay every wreath by hand, and say each veteran’s name aloud. Families and first-time volunteers are always welcome.
IV
It stays through the season
The wreaths remain on the graves into January, then are collected and retired by the same volunteers who placed them.
Ceremony details
National Wreaths Across America Day
- Date
- Saturday, December 19, 2026
- Time
- 8:00 AM CST
- Location
- Hill Country Memorial Gardens
11700 W State Highway 46, New Braunfels, TX 78132 - Who
- Open to everyone — families, students, Scouts, and JROTC cadets welcome.
- Bring
- Warm clothes and work gloves. Wreaths, instructions, and a short briefing are provided on site.
Sponsor
Sponsor a wreath for a Hill Country veteran.
Give online through the Post 12205 group page. Scan the code or use the link — either way, your sponsorship is credited to group TX1619 and the wreath is placed here at home.
wreathsacrossamerica.org/TX1619 →
Other ways to help
Not every contribution is a dollar.
Volunteer on December 19
No experience needed. Come for an hour or stay for the morning. Groups and youth organizations are welcome.
Sign up to volunteerAttend the ceremony
The opening is brief and public. Stand with families as the wreaths are laid and the names are read.
Spread the word
Share the campaign with anyone who has a veteran to remember. Use #RememberMe.
