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Community rallies to attend veteran’s funeral
Sierra Vista Herald ^
| Amanda Baillie
Posted on 02/10/2016 8:39:29 AM PST by SandRat
When word spread that WWII/Korean War vet had no one to mourn him, that changed quickly
He died an American hero, but with no family to mourn him.
On Tuesday, however, Sergeant First Class Sidney Dean Cochran was buried with full military honors, surrounded by hundreds of strangers who came to pay their respects to the World War II veteran.
Thanks to a social media campaign that began with a post on funeral director Ryan Jensen’s wife’s Facebook page, word quickly spread about the service.
(Excerpt) Read more at svherald.com ...
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; Front Page News; US: Arizona
KEYWORDS: funeral; korea; veteran; wwii
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posted on
02/10/2016 8:39:29 AM PST
by
SandRat
To: SandRat
Salute!
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posted on
02/10/2016 8:41:48 AM PST
by
PROCON
(Proud CRUZader!)
To: SandRat
I love to see things like this.
BUMP
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posted on
02/10/2016 8:44:27 AM PST
by
stephenjohnbanker
(My Batting Average( 1,000) since Nov 2014 (GOPe is that easy to read))
To: 2LT Radix jr; 80 Square Miles; A Ruckus of Dogs; acad1228; AirForceMom; Alas Babylon!; Anti-MSM; ...
Wipe a tear from your eye.
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posted on
02/10/2016 9:52:11 AM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat
God rest his hero soul....
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posted on
02/10/2016 10:40:31 AM PST
by
luvie
(Cruz or Lose! "Where the vision is lost, the people perish"--Proverbs 29:18)
To: SandRat
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posted on
02/10/2016 10:47:08 AM PST
by
E.G.C.
To: SandRat; markomalley; DYngbld; TADSLOS; xsrdx; big'ol_freeper; Mark17; mikefive; JDoutrider; ...
To: SandRat
Always sad to hear about veterans passing away with no family to mourn the loss. But more and more often, we're hearing about people doing what they can to ensure they're laid to rest with honor and with people in attendance who care. I'm glad that was the case for Sergeant First Class Sidney Dean Cochran.
May he rest in Peace.
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posted on
02/10/2016 5:16:10 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: radu
and this is the story of my town Honor All Heroes.
Fireman
Police.
Service men,
Give them Honor.
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posted on
02/10/2016 5:23:24 PM PST
by
SandRat
(Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
To: SandRat
And a wonderful town Sierra Vista is for it!
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posted on
02/10/2016 6:06:28 PM PST
by
radu
(May God watch over our troops and keep them safe)
To: SandRat
TAPS RIP
Sergeant First Class Sidney Dean Cochran, USA
WWII/Korean War Veteran
Amazing Grace
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posted on
02/10/2016 6:48:15 PM PST
by
Kathy in Alaska
((~RIP Brian...the Coast Guard lost a good one.~))
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