Mrs. Stacy Wilson, the cemetery director, reached out to the naval detachment trying volunteers keen to assist with weeding and mulching. The excessive quantity of burials on the cemetery retains the cemetery employees busy and the duty of spreading mulch can take them greater than a month on common to finish.
Nonetheless, due to the Seabee’s and their “Can-Do” mentality, CSFE Leonard Wooden employees and college students have been in a position to full the complete undertaking in just a bit greater than 4 hours.
“I’ve been with the Missouri Veterans Cemetery-Fort Leonard Wooden for greater than a decade and have met many volunteer teams by means of the years” stated Wilson. “The Fort Leonard Wooden Navy Detachment is by far the best group of people that I’ve had the pleasure of assembly.”
Wilson and her crew have been appreciative of the Seabee’s willingness to assist and the velocity they have been in a position to full the a lot wanted process.
“These nice women and men should not volunteering as a result of they must, they’re volunteering as a result of they need to-for no different motive than to pay respect to their fellow veterans and provides again to their neighborhood,” stated Wilson. “I recognize their generosity and every thing they do for us and the households we serve.”
The CSFE detachment at Leonard Wooden is continually looking out for volunteer alternatives to unfold the phrase in regards to the Seabees’ long-standing heritage and dedication to serving the neighborhood.
