Maryland Legion makes sure every veteran is honored in Queen Anne's County

A day before the nation-wide Wreaths Across America event, Stevensville, Md., Post 278 American Legion 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph leads an annual trek to place more than 170 wreaths on the graves of veterans in small cemeteries throughout Queen Anne’s County. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
A day before the nation-wide Wreaths Across America event, Stevensville, Md., Post 278 American Legion 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 1st Vice Commander James Slonena and volunteer Mason Shelby (right) placed more than 170 wreaths on the graves of veterans in small cemeteries throughout Queen Anne’s County. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
A day before the nation-wide Wreaths Across America event, Stevensville, Md., Post 278 American Legion 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph, Sons of the American Legion Squadron 1st Vice Commander James Slonena and volunteer Mason Shelby (right) placed more than 170 wreaths on the graves of veterans in small cemeteries throughout Queen Anne’s County. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
A wreath rests on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. American Legion Post 278 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph and other volunteers from the post in Stevensville, Md., maintain a list to ensure that the graves of all veterans in their county, not just those at large federal cemeteries, are tended. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
A wreath rests on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. American Legion Post 278 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph and other volunteers from the post in Stevensville, Md., maintain a list to ensure that the graves of all veterans in their county, not just those at large federal cemeteries, are tended. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
American Legion Post 278 member Mason Shelby, looks for veterans’ graves in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. His post in Stevensville, Md., places wreaths from the annual Wreaths Across America event on these isolated gravesite each year. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
American Legion Post 278 member Mason Shelby, looks for veterans’ graves in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. His post in Stevensville, Md., places wreaths from the annual Wreaths Across America event on these isolated gravesite each year. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
Sons of the American Legion Detachment 278  1st Vice Commander James Slonena places a wreath on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
Sons of the American Legion Detachment 278 1st Vice Commander James Slonena places a wreath on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
American Legion Post 278 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph places a wreath on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
American Legion Post 278 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph places a wreath on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
A wreath rests on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. American Legion Post 278 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph and other volunteers from the post in Stevensville, Md., maintain a list to ensure that the graves of all veterans in their county, not just those at large federal cemeteries, are tended. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
A wreath rests on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. American Legion Post 278 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph and other volunteers from the post in Stevensville, Md., maintain a list to ensure that the graves of all veterans in their county, not just those at large federal cemeteries, are tended. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
American Legion Post 278 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph places a wreath on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion
American Legion Post 278 2nd Vice Commander Nikki Randolph places a wreath on a veteran’s grave in a small cemetery in Queen Anne’s County, Md. Photo by Eric Kruszewski/The American Legion