The Tennessee National Guard celebrated the life and legacy of former President James K. Polk in a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tennessee State Capitol on Thursday (Nov. 2) in honor of Polk’s 228th birthday.
Each year, a representative of the current president is responsible for placing a wreath on the tomb of past presidents to honor them and their service on their birthday.
Polk was the 11th President of the United States, serving from 1845 to 1849. Throughout his career he also served in the Tennessee State Legislature, as a U.S. Congressman, Governor of Tennessee, and served in the Tennessee Militia as a Captain and then as a Colonel.