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Hundreds of volunteers are expected at Arlington National Cemetery to lay more than 200,000聽wreaths聽at headstones throughout the grounds.

Organizer of the annual聽Wreaths聽Across America event will be at the cemetery Saturday in an effort to lay a聽wreath at every grave marker in the cemetery.

Arlington officials are recommending that volunteers who want to help lay聽wreaths聽take Metro to the cemetery and wear comfortable walking shoes.

A ceremony connected to event is planned for 9 a.m. A聽wreath聽will be laid at President Kennedy's tomb at 11 a.m., and at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at noon.

Similar wreath-laying ceremonies are taking place Saturday at more than 900 locations around the US.聽About 540,000聽wreaths聽were placed last year.

For example,聽a wreath-laying ceremony is being held at Rhode Island's veterans cemetery to honor current service members, veterans and those who were killed while serving.

The ceremony is taking place at the Rhode Island Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Exeter on Saturday and will coincide with other events across the country. It begins with a moment of silence at noon.聽Wreaths聽will then be laid on the gravesites of veterans recently killed in action. Every branch of the service will be represented.

In Sumter, S.C., t he Sumter squadron of the Civil Air Patrol is holding a ceremony to help honor veterans who have passed away by placing holiday聽wreaths聽at cemeteries across the country.

And more than 5,300聽wreaths聽are set to be placed on individual grave sites at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery.

Members of the Bismarck Composite Squadron, Civil Air Patrol are leading the annual聽Wreaths聽Across America ceremony.

The wreaths being laid at Arlington National Cemetary聽arrived via a convoy from Maine. The truckloads of聽wreaths聽were escorted by Patriot Guard Riders when they left Worcester聽Wreath聽Co. last weekend. One of the riders was Maine First Lady Ann LePage, who made the entire trip on the back of a three-wheeled motorcycle.