RIVERSIDE (CNS) - Civil Air Patrol cadets, joined by current and
former members of the U.S. Armed Forces, volunteers from nonprofit
organizations and families throughout Riverside County will be fanning out
across Riverside National Cemetery Saturday to place Christmas wreaths at
thousands of graves as part an annual salute to the fallen.The cemetery walk will coincide with hundreds of similar deployments
nationwide in recognition of National Wreaths Across America Day, in which the
Civil Air Patrol, also known as the U.S. Air Force Auxiliary, takes a leading
role.CAP Squadron 45, a composite unit based at March Air Reserve Base
that's partially comprised of cadets ages 12 to 19 years old, has spearheaded
the Wreaths Across America campaign for Riverside National Cemetery
