Posted on 09/08/2021 4:45:07 PM PDT by Libloather
Two young boys in Indiana are being praised for their thoughtfulness, after they stopped riding their bikes to honor a fallen veteran at his funeral.
Jacqi Hornbach shared the sweet story about the boys in Facebook post over the weekend, a few days after witnessing their kind gesture.
While dog-sitting for a friend last Thursday and enjoying the nice weather, Hornbach said she spotted a funeral procession entering the cemetery across the street. That funeral was for 89-year-old United States Army veteran Charles Everett Yorn, Hornbach told Fox News.
Not long after, Hornbach said two boys came down the street on their bikes just as "Taps", the bugle call played at military funerals, was being performed.
"These two young men were riding their bikes and saw the flag of the deceased military man," she recalled in her post. "They immediately stopped riding, got off their bikes, and stood with respect as TAPS was being played."
Hornbach said she couldn't resist taking a photo at that moment because "I was so proud of these two young men."
"Their parents should be so proud, and I'm sure the serviceman was in heaven smiling down on them," she added, noting that "she debated whether or not to post this, but with all the negative things going on, I thought this was needed."
Hornbach's post has since been shared on Facebook hundreds of times with many social media users echoing her praise for the young boys.
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“I bet they both have a father and mother at home.”
My initial thought exactly.
They are clearly being raised right. Very sadly, seldom seen these days.
We were lucky. We thought good people were running our government. Were we wrong??
Democrats for sure.
Grew up in Indiana in the fifties and when we were riding our bikes if a funeral procession drove by we got off our bikes until it passed. Maybe it’s a Hoosier thing.
When my father died 20 years ago... I was following the car taking his casket to the cemetery...
During the drive, I by chance looked up and saw a young man on the side of the road standing next to his bike with his head bowed and his hat over his heart...
I don’t remember much from that day... but I remember that kind gesture from a young man I never knew...
TY Lord for raising up such people...m
Why did they stop?
On a military base it is customary (probably mandatory) that you stop what you are doing when the flag is being raised or lowered. Even for non-military people like me.
I was working on a base last year and could barely hear the taps being played (recorded over the loud speaker). I stopped what I was doing even though it was way off in the distance.
I saw military personnel still walking along, so perhaps there is a bit of a judgement call there.
Working at a site in Indonesia they said if you could hear the music as the flag was being taken down - STOP. Face the sound of the music and stand still.
They recounted stories of folks (Americans, Australians) that didn’t stop for the flag ceremony and getting beaten by the Indonesian soldiers.
I forget what movie it was from - but there is a scene where it is getting dark and taps is just about to be played. A bunch of the guys are hurrying, trying to get into a building (mess hall?) before it plays. (Maybe the rule is once you are inside you don’t need to stop and give respect?)
Anyway, the officer slows his pace a bit so he can stop and pay his respect to the flag. With “taps” being played - I wonder if there is an aspect to remembering fallen soldiers during the flag lowering?
Two golfers were out on the course. A funeral procession passed by. The one guy stopped what he was doing, put his hand over his heart and faced the procession in silence.
Once they had passed, his partner said “That was a fine gesture Harry.”
“After 40 years of being married to her I figured it was the least I could do.”
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