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Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family
After a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
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What happenedAfter a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
The headline splitWDSU New Orleans (Hearst) frames it as "Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family". WGAL Susquehanna / KOAT7 (Hearst, Albuquerque) frames it as "Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family".
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Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family
After a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for Missouri veteran who passed away with no known family
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After a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family
After a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family
After a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family
After a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family
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After a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family
After a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
Honoring a hero: Strangers show up for veteran who died with no known family
After a Missouri veterans cemetery put out a call for support for the funeral of a veteran with no known family, kind strangers made sure he received an honorable goodbye.
