Intern's efforts bring 3,000 attendees to funeral of Vietnam veteran who had no living relatives
By
elizabeth thomas
Jul 18, 2019, 11:34 AM ET
When Wayne Wilson passed away in May with no surviving family members, his friends initially planned for a small service of 10 people.
But when Drew Mickel, an intern at Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Niles, Michigan, put out a call to the public inviting them to Wilson’s funeral, the small service turned into a massive gathering as more than 3,000 people showed up from across the country to honor the deceased veteran.
“We were just hoping that some of the public would come out and honor him and pay respects,†Mickel told ABC News. “It turned out that a lot of people showed up, saying that he might not have family but I’ll be his family for the day."
https://abcnews.go.com/US/interns-efforts-bring-3000-attendees-funeral-vietnam-veteran/story?id=64414309
