Today kicks off a week long celebration honoring the brave men and women who have fought in the theater of war as well as their families who have made sacrifices in their absence.

Alabama will join other states in a wreath laying ceremony at 10:30 in the the state Capitol auditorium. On December 15th, various groups will place wreaths on over 1700 graves at the Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo.

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