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A Veteran Died With Nobody To Attend His Funeral — What Happened Next Was Incredibly Moving
« on: November 12, 2013, 10:23:53 am »
Via Buzzfeed: http://www.buzzfeed.com/tomphillips/a-veteran-died-with-nobody-to-attend-his-funeral-what-happen

It is mostly screencaps, but worth the time to look at.

Sometimes you despair of humanity. Other times - like this - you think they are pretty damn neat.
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Re: A Veteran Died With Nobody To Attend His Funeral — What Happened Next Was Incredibly Moving
« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2013, 04:22:54 pm »
What a beautiful tribute to Harold. It made me cry to see so many people give him such a sendoff.
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Re: A Veteran Died With Nobody To Attend His Funeral — What Happened Next Was Incredibly Moving
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2013, 12:15:44 am »
Truly amazing.  Thanks for posting this.   :patriot:
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Re: A Veteran Died With Nobody To Attend His Funeral — What Happened Next Was Incredibly Moving
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2013, 09:35:10 am »
Quote from: happyg on November 12, 2013, 04:22:54 pm
What a beautiful tribute to Harold. It made me cry to see so many people give him such a sendoff.

Yeah - I got quite a bit of dust in my eyes reading it too.
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