Photos by Phyllis Johnson Nosek

  • Photos by Phyllis Johnson Nosek. Children wait to lay wreaths Saturday at Eastside Memorial Park.
    Photos by Phyllis Johnson Nosek. Children wait to lay wreaths Saturday at Eastside Memorial Park.
  • Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell speaks during Saturday's ceremony.
    Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell speaks during Saturday’s ceremony.
  • A wreath is laid graveside Saturday at Eastside Memorial Park.
    A wreath is laid graveside Saturday at Eastside Memorial Park.
  • A bugler plays Taps during Saturday's ceremony while a veteran salutes.
    A bugler plays Taps during Saturday’s ceremony while a veteran salutes.
  • The Douglas High Junior ROTC Color Guard at Saturday's ceremony.
    The Douglas High Junior ROTC Color Guard at Saturday’s ceremony.
  • Active duty military salute during the playing of Taps.
    Active duty military salute during the playing of Taps.
  • A mix of veterans and civilians pay tribute to the fallen Saturday.
    A mix of veterans and civilians pay tribute to the fallen Saturday.
  • A Korean War veteran salutes a Christmas Wreath for fallen brethren.
    A Korean War veteran salutes a Christmas Wreath for fallen brethren.
  • Christmas wreaths laid graveside at Eastside Memorial Park.
    Christmas wreaths laid graveside at Eastside Memorial Park.
  • Active duty military and a veteran both salute the Christmas wreath for fallen brethren.
    Active duty military and a veteran both salute the Christmas wreath for fallen brethren.
  • Veterans salute the Christmas wreath for fallen brethren.
    Veterans salute the Christmas wreath for fallen brethren.
  • A veteran salutes the Christmas wreath for fallen brethren.
    A veteran salutes the Christmas wreath for fallen brethren.
  • Sunrise in Minden prior to Saturday's wreath laying ceremony.
    Sunrise in Minden prior to Saturday’s wreath laying ceremony.
  • A bugler plays Taps during Saturday's ceremony.
    A bugler plays Taps during Saturday’s ceremony.

Carson City Mayor Bob Crowell was among those in attendance Saturday for the “Wreaths Across America” ceremony at Eastside Memorial Park in Minden.

The wreath-laying ceremony was one of more than 1,200 venues nationwide, including at sea and abroad, participating in “Wreaths Across America,” honoring fallen military and veterans who have since passed on.