A Look Back: 10 Years Of Driving For Wreaths Across America, Event Set For Dec. 16

  • Ralph “Rowdy” Butler participates in the Roll to Wreaths Riders 4 Vets Memorial Day ride this past May. Butler has driven a truck for Wreaths Across America for 10 years now and began the Roll to Wreaths Riders 4 Vets organization to raise money for it. There will be a ceremony for National Wreaths Across America Day at the W.P. Wood/THS Alumni Center on Dec. 16 at 11 am. File photo.
    Ralph “Rowdy” Butler participates in the Roll to Wreaths Riders 4 Vets Memorial Day ride this past May. Butler has driven a truck for Wreaths Across America for 10 years now and began the Roll to Wreaths Riders 4 Vets organization to raise money for it. There will be a ceremony for National Wreaths Across America Day at the W.P. Wood/THS Alumni Center on Dec. 16 at 11 am. File photo.
    For Freymiller truck driver Ralph “Rowdy” Butler, Christmas is a time for transporting wreaths and honoring veterans. And it has been that way for 10 years now. A decade ago, Butler began volunteering his time to drive for Wreaths Across America. “It’s been very rewarding. It’s a blessing in its own words, its own disguise,” he said. “You know, the first couple...

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