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Thousands attend funeral of Army veteran with no family

On October 1, hundreds of cars lined the road to Sarasota National Cemetery, where Pearson’s service was scheduled to take place. It was a turnout no one could have predicted, then again it was hardly unbelievable ...

Veteran dies with no family, so the public is invited to his funeral — let’s give him the sendoff he deserves

Edward K. Pearson, an 80-year-old veteran from Naples, Florida, died on August 31. Sadly, he died with no immediate family. His arrangements were handled by Legacy Options Funeral and Cremations Services, and an interment was ...

Rude mom tells daughter ‘We don’t talk to dirty bikers’ – biker’s response goes viral

Luc thought it was a strange reaction, but things became clear a few moments later, when he heard the mother say: “We don’t talk to dirty bikers.” It should go without saying that Luc was ...

Navy veteran Aaron Cook, one of the last remaining survivors of Pearl Harbor, dies at 96

Aaron Cook, who served as a US Navy Aviation Chief Ordnanceman during the war, died on August 10 at the age of 96. Cook, from Fort Worth, enlisted in the Navy just days after his 18th ...

Twin babies found dead after father leaves them in hot car for eight hours

Juan Rodriguez, 39, is a disabled Iraq war veteran and social worker for homeless veterans at a Bronx hospital. By all accounts he has always been a committed, doting father to his five children. But ...

When a veteran dies with no close family, thousands of strangers show up at funeral to honor him

Wayne “Sarge” Wilson, an army veteran, died on May 28, 2019 while undergoing heart surgery. He was 67.  According to his obituary, Wilson served his country in Vietnam from 1971 to 1977, and was wounded ...

He left high school to fight in Vietnam—now this 78-year-old vet finally gets his diploma

Floyd Covey, now 78, was drafted into the Vietnam as a young man—so young that he didn’t even get a chance to finish high school before heading overseas. Covey fought in the Army during the ...

Chick-fil-A manager jumps up to change flat tire for elderly veteran customer

Daryl Howard has been a manager at the Chick-fil-A in Severn, Maryland for about nine years. He was working the counter on Thursday—but suddenly he took on a responsibility that wasn’t in the job description. That ...

Police are searching for vandals who burnt flags in cemetery’s veteran memorial

During every patriotic holiday, Forest Lawn Cemetery, in Anderson, South Carolina, puts up a special tribute to the veterans laid to rest on their grounds by planting large American flags around the veterans’ section. “We have always ...

Family asks service members to attend funeral of 5-year-old who dreamed of becoming an ‘Army man’

In 2015, Oakley was diagnosed with neuroblastoma, according to a GoFundMe. After several rounds of chemotherapy, surgeries, and a stem cell transplant, Oakley was declared disease-free in June 2017. However, one month later doctors discovered a ...