Here’s a story to warm your heart;
77-Year-Old Veteran Dies Alone, Hundreds of Strangers Show Up at Funeral
Hundreds of strangers came together on Friday, Jan. 18, for the funeral of a U.S. Army veteran who died alone at his New Jersey home last month
Peter Turnpu, 77, died on Dec. 9 from natural causes. He had no known relative and few friends. So a police officer asked LeRoy Wooster, owner of LeRoy Wooster Funeral Home in Atco, to help put together a service for Turnpu.
“It was the right thing to do,” Wooster said. “I didn’t want him to be buried alone.”
More than 1,000 paid their respects at the funeral in North Hanover Township, around 42 miles east of Philadelphia, on the afternoon of Jan. 18. An honor guard from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst was also present.
The veterans among the mourners, some leaning on canes and many decorated with medals and holding flags, saluted as the casket passed, the Inquirer reported.
Thanks so much for sharing!
As a member of The Patriot Guard in Maine,
I (we) have done this a few times.
We had the remains of 4 Vets sitting on a shelf in
a funeral home up here. Nobody claimed them.
So the PGR did, and we buried them with honor.
Sad, but sweet story.
Many vets have mental health problems, and don’t reach out for help. I fear that many are alone and lonely.