HELENA — On Monday, people gathered at the Montana State Capitol to honor veterans and active military as part of Wreaths Across America. This tradition isn’t just about the holidays. It’s about keeping their memories of sacrifice alive.

“I think of the men and women who missed holidays, they missed events, and those who gave their lives in service to our country,” Linda Juvik with the Montana POWMIA Awareness Association said.

Across the country, volunteers conduct wreath ceremonies at their state capitols. In Helena, the Daughters of the American Revolution led the ceremony.

The wreaths that became a tradition over thirty years ago symbolize so much.

Jane Hamman with the Daughters of the American Revolution said, “Everblooming in the winter, and the darkest days and darkest nights, s

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