On Veteran’s Day last week, it may have been cold, but volunteers still were at Manitowoc’s Evergreen Cemetery to clean Civil War Gravestones.
According to Dan Reinke, who has organized this effort, 23 more stones were cleaned, finishing up section E2, which is right next to North 18th Street.
This combined with the efforts last year and in October, volunteers have cleaned over 150 stones of Civil War veterans and their family members.
There are still roughly 125 stones left to clean in the Manitowoc Cemetery, which will hopefully be done next year.
While some local businesses have provided their financial support, a large portion of the cost involved has come out of pocket by the management team.
Any businesses that wish to aid in this effort, which may expand to other cemeteries in the future, can contact Dan by sending an email to SaveTheVeteransDan@Outlook.com.
