Patriot Guard Riders Presented Governor Jay Nixon with a Wreath for the Wreaths Across America Program
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Patriot Guard Riders Presented Governor Jay Nixon with a Wreath for the Wreaths Across America Program

Date: December 6, 2010
By: Rebecca May
State Capitol Bureau

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Governor Jay Nixon spoke about U.S. veterans and freedom during the Wreaths Across America ceremony but said nothing about cancelling his trip to Asia. Becky May has more from Jefferson City.
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Wrap: Patriot Guard Riders presented a wreath to the Governor Monday afternoon.

Head Coordinator of Wreaths Across America Joe Smith says in the past four years this has been the most successful, in St. James in particular.

Jan and Art Compton raised the money for the St. James cemetery.  Jan Compton says her and her husband started collecting in September, and collected enough for more than 750 wreaths.

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Description: "Basically it was shoe leather. Door to door to door to businesses, individuals a lot of phone calls, just a lot of work, a lot of time."

Jan Compton says the estimated total of money collected was $8,000.

After the ceremony, the Governor declined to comment.

Reporting from the state Capitol I'm Becky May.

Intro: 
Governor Jay Nixon accepted a wreath from the Patriot Guard Riders during a Wreaths Across America ceremony but failed to do interviews concluding. Becky May has more from Jefferson City.
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Wrap: Wreaths Across America Head Coordinator for Missouri Joe Smith says this year has been the most successful he has seen in his four years of working.

Smith says the success comes from additional help from other companies.

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Description: "We had one trucking company here in Missouri I believe donated 80 wreaths for each cemetery I believe or what I was told and I think we have done real well, this was the first year that we actually got to present a wreath to the Governor so that was a real plus."

Another reason for the high success came from individual efforts from Jan and Art Compton.

The couple raised an estimated $8,000 for the St. James cemetery.

The ceremony was kept to a brief 15 minutes, the Governor's office refused to take any questions following.

Reporting from the state Capitol I'm Becky May.