The fears of him being buried with no one attending were just alleviated.
Killeen, Texas: A line of cars stretching for miles to attend the funeral of an Air Force Veteran with no family.. after fears he would be buried with no one attending. pic.twitter.com/IC5z7IlDjh
— Janet Shamlian (@JanetShamlian) January 28, 2019
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I wept.
America still has hope.
I teared…..RIP Hero.
It happens, thank you America!
https://www.foxnews.com/us/hundreds-attend-funeral-of-vietnam-vet-with-no-known-family
A Vietnam War veteran who passed away last week with no known living relatives was laid to rest Tuesday at a Nebraska cemetery — with as many as 2,000 supporters attending — after his funeral notice went viral.
Stanley Stoltz, of Bennington, Neb., died Nov. 18 at the age of 73. The Omaha World-Herald newspaper ran a 23-word notice inviting the public to his funeral.
On Tuesday, cemetery officials estimated that between 1,500 and 2,000 people turned out for Stoltz’s burial. WOWT-TV reported that the burial service started late so that stragglers would not miss anything.
SICK OF THIS!
Do you know how many grants and scholarships were available to him? Not many to your surprise!
Not a recently discharged vet.
Not disabled.
Not a post 911 vet.
If you aren’t in one of those categories, you can fight for crumbs if you fit another category: from a certain state, or studying a certain major.
Out of those, you can submit your proposal and MAYBE be selected out of 1000s.
Yet these fools spent their money for a man already dead. Did they help any that were actually alive? If so, then they have the right to parade around like they did something.
NOT IMPRESSED
@Mithrandir — I know. This is not a fair world. But do try to bracket the good of this. Strangers to this man felt strongly enough about honoring a deceased man who faithfully served in uniform that they acted on those feelings. That’s really something (not nothing) in this day and age where so many would just as easily prayed for him from home. Even if they could have done more for a man they probably didn’t know existed, something tells me Joseph Walker would not have been comfortable taking charity. And, unlike the Left, no one is going to monetize or politicize his funeral for personal or political gain.
Eternal peace my brother.
I purposly made two seperate comments. The one above to express my gratitude for those that turned out for this veteran. And this one to the asshole that takes the name of a character in a work of fiction, get fucked dickweed. You pompous arrogant ass. Go role play somewhere else in your pathetic fantasy world, you worthless piece of shit.
Damn, but I feel better.
Fuck you jackass. You probably never served a day in your fucking pathetic life you miserable piece of human offal. Look it up shitstain. Id rather turn out for that man’s funeral that I would cross the street to piss on you if you were on fire.
Unfortunately, a lot of older veterans also die without family, because they are older, or because they are homeless vets from the Viet Nam era.
I was a little confused reading some other articles, e.g. Fox. Apparently he did have family — they arranged for his funeral and then were not able to be contacted.
Forgive me please Rick, but I think you were too harsh on Mithrandir. He made a good point. I say this as someone from a family where virtually everyone, including all of my children, and even my mother now in her 90s, has served. I may be hardened a bit, but my tears are for the sacrifices of the young and those who die while in service, not for those who serve four years and die fifty years later of natural causes.
@janitor — But please consider that anyone, everyone who wears the uniform stands a pretty good chance of dying in service. More so, say, than someone who joins the Rotary, if you know what I mean. At least no one guaranteed me I wouldn’t, and I was willing to accept that risk and couldn’t imagine a more honorable way to die — serving my country. Not everyone who joins up does it to serve, either. But they can be killed in action, nevertheless. How do you know who’s who?
Just food for thought.