More than 700 wreaths were placed on the graves of Veterans buried in Greenleaf Cemetery today, as part of the National Wreaths Across America Day.  The local Welcome W. Chandler chapter of the Daughters of the Republic of Texas organizes the event every year.  Mary Lee Bailey Shelton, wreath liaison for the local DRT chapter, explained the event:  “Every year since 2008 Congress declares a Saturday in December as National Wreaths Across America Day.  For centuries evergreens have been used as an honor and a living tribute.  Wreaths Across America believes that the tradition represents a living memorial that honors veterans, active-duty military, and their families.  You are one of two million volunteers world-wide who on this day are placing wreaths on headstones of fallen heroes in more than four thousand locations in all fifty states, Puerto Rico, and foreign countries.”