The Memory Garden Project is a national project of the Daughters of the American Revolution to pay respect to the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va.
“It has been suggested that DAR members throughout America plant a small memory garden to honor those veterans’ bodies that were never returned from foreign wars. The John Bartram Chapter has requested to plant a small garden at the National Cemetery in Bushnell. This will be done in September,” said Villager Claudia Jacques of the chapter.
In addition, the chapter has donated the book “Twenty One Steps “ to the school libraries at Wildwood Elementary, Wildwood Middle High School, Fruitland Park and The Villages Elementary of Lady Lake schools so that children will learn of the history of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
