Posted on 04/09/2016 10:35:13 AM PDT by Ready4Freddy
Andrew Moore lived alone and died alone. He was raised in an orphanage, never married and outlived his friends. For his last 40 years, the World War II veteran slept on a couch in a rent-controlled efficiency apartment in the nation’s capital.
The 89-year-old pensioner died in December with no will, no instructions and no next of kin. He lay in a cold room at the D.C. medical examiner’s office, where the unclaimed dead are usually destined for a nameless pauper’s grave.
Instead, on Friday, Moore was given a hero’s sendoff at Arlington National Cemetery. A uniformed honor guard escorted Moore’s flag-covered remains. In place of a silent goodbye, a bugler played taps and three volleys of rifle fire marked his passing.
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The felt bag with the 21 shell cases is something we’d never done when I was assigned to funeral detail in the late 60s before heading overseas. It seems to me to be a nice memento for loved ones along with the flag.
That was a touching story.
Thank you.
Get fresh box of tissues by your side befors you read this. You’ll need them.
A WWII vet’s body lay unclaimed at the morgue. Then neighbors did something beautiful.
What a heart warming story. Thanks so much for sharing this beautiful story of Love. The face of America.
Even a left-wing rag sometimes publishes something genuinely decent like this. Kudos to the reporter who found this story.
Thanks for posting this story.
Thank you for posting this article.
Thanks for posting.
Thank God for good people.
Real question: To whom did they present the flag & shell casings?
The politicians of America stink.
The people of America, less so.
Is there anywhere online that we can tell stories about WWII vets?
I second that!
RIP Hero
Salute!
Rest in peace Brother.
I had tears even before I read the entire story. What a great effort on the part of those who saw to an honored ending for this good man.
That is a very sweet story. May this man RIP.
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