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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 ...

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 ...

Here’s why you should never, ever take a coin from a gravestone

It’s a sad thing to admit, but there are people in this world who will take items left on headstones and at burial sites. The internet is awash with stories of families sharing stories of items or ...

Homeless vet dies alone – but watch what happens at his funeral

His name was John Beard. But if you had crossed paths with him in the later stages of his life in his town of St Louis, Missouri, he would have just been another homeless guy on ...