ROCK ISLAND, ILLINOIS (December 8, 2025) — Modern Woodmen of America is partnering with Wreaths Across America for a nationwide day of remembrance on December 13, 11AM, at Rock Island Arsenal. A fraternal financial services organization with members across the country, Modern Woodmen is supporting this initiative to honor deceased veterans through a $500,000 contribution toward:
- The participation of Modern Woodmen members, including Modern Woodmen President and CEO Jerry Lyphout, to lay wreaths of live balsam at selected cemeteries, including locally, on National Wreaths Across America Day.
- A wreath-for-wreath donation match for wreath sponsorships made by Modern Woodmen members for placement at Arlington National Cemetery.
About Modern Woodmen
Modern Woodmen of America was founded in 1883 to clear financial burdens — not trees. As a fraternal financial services organization, Modern Woodmen’s products and programs support financial security, quality family life, and community impact — the common bonds that unite our members nationwide. Learn more at modernwoodmen.org.
About Wreaths Across America
Wreaths Across America is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded to continue and expand the annual wreath-laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery begun by Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mission — Remember, Honor, Teach — is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as thousands of veterans’ cemeteries and other locations in all fifty states and beyond.
