Sedalia Dave Posted January 28, 2019 Share Posted January 28, 2019 Thousands answer call to attend 'unaccompanied' Air Force vet's Texas funeral. Thousands of strangers responded to an urgent appeal to attend Monday's funeral for an Air Force veteran from Texas. The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen appealed for supporters to attend the funeral of “unaccompanied” veteran Joseph Walker in a Facebook post that went viral over the weekend. “We are overwhelmed at all this love and support. We do NOT leave Veterans behind,” the cemetery wrote on Facebook after the service. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdeacon Joe Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 https://www.npr.org/2019/01/28/689378272/after-hearing-u-s-veteran-had-no-family-huge-crowd-attends-his-funeral-in-texas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugler Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I have sounded TAPS for the unaccompanied veterans service held quarterly at the National Cemetery in Laurel Montana since 2007..... Seems so sad that these vets are the end of the line........they however have never had a zero turnout. The local communities of Billings and Laurel respond very warmly. Too bad there was not a live bugler for this event............As long as I am alive and can sound good playing, the digital bugle will stay in its case forever! Bugler Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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