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Unclaimed veterans buried with dignity, thanks to strangers
« on: January 21, 2019, 01:04:48 pm »
Unclaimed veterans buried with dignity, thanks to strangers

By: Adrian Sainz, The Associated Press and Karen Pulfer Focht, The Associated Press   19 hours ago
 

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — When the flags were removed from the caskets and folded with military precision, there were no family members there to receive them.

So, the banners were passed, hand-to-hand, through the crowd.

Some mourners wept as they clutched the flags briefly. Others kissed them. But the three veterans laid to rest on a rainy Memphis morning were strangers to most of those who gathered to honor their memory.

https://www.militarytimes.com/veterans/2019/01/20/unclaimed-veterans-buried-with-dignity-thanks-to-strangers/
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« Reply #1 on: January 21, 2019, 01:36:55 pm »
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Re: Unclaimed veterans buried with dignity, thanks to strangers
« Reply #2 on: January 22, 2019, 01:13:54 am »
Good article, thanks for posting.
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