An Air Force veteran was scheduled to be buried with full military honors Friday at Missouri’s Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery — but he was going to be buried alone, if the community did not do something.
Some 150 perfect strangers gathered to
pay their respects to a man that none of them had ever even met. The Patriot Guard came out in force, and several members told the Caller that even in spite of the 30-degree temperature, this was one of the best turnouts they had ever seen at an “unaccompanied” service.
Air Force Veteran Would Have Been Buried Alone — But St. Louis Had Other Ideas