Homeless Vets Buried With Full Honors

Associated Press ^ | February 11, 2005 | Associated Press

[Former Military Chick]

TAPS

Listen to TAPS

Day is done, gone the sun, From the hills, from the lake, From the skies. All is well, safely rest, God is nigh.

Go to sleep,
peaceful sleep, May the soldier or sailor, God keep. On the land or the deep, Safe in sleep.

Love, good night, Must thou go, When the day, And the night Need thee so? All is well. Speedeth all To their rest.

Fades the light; And afar Goeth day, And the stars Shineth bright, Fare thee well; Day has gone, Night is on.

Thanks and praise, For our days, 'Neath the sun, Neath the stars, 'Neath the sky, As we go, This we know, God is nigh.

Note: there are no "official" words to Taps above are the most popular.

I honor and thank you for your service, we will never forget!

[doug from upland]

I know that many of these people don't want to be helped on the street, but it is particularly shameful when this has happened to someone who has defended this nation. These are the people who should never be forgotten.

[7.62 x 51mm]

Thank you for your service. RIP, Soldier.

[austinaero]

God Bless our Veterans,,I wish none of them were homeless.

[Idisarthur]

RIP.

Prayers for the homeless.
Pray against pride that can be the death of a man or woman.

[bubman]

I sincerely believe that the US military will for all intents and purpose be the shining light illuminating a very dark and cold future if liberalism takes hold. Principles such as honor, love of country, dignity are all but frowned upon as liberalism preaches an idiology of equality and victimhood. God bless the men & women of the armed services. Wherever they are.

[Ramcat]

Rest in peace boys and may God welcome you into His home and have a mansion prepared for each of you.

[Zacs Mom]

In honor of Harold Dean Harris and Hayden Glyn Kresge, I offer this beautiful song, sung by Jennifer J. Lee, a young girl from the Dallas area:

I'm Not Homeless

[TheSpottedOwl]

What a sad story. At least there are still people out there who care.

[kellynla]

This is a damn shame!

And there are literally tens thousands of veterans all over America many of whom returned from Viet Nam to be "treated" by the VA with drugs that made addicts and vegetables out of them just living on park benches.

Well at least these men are at peace and with God now!

God bless them one and all!

Semper Fi,
Kelly

[Marysecretary]

that is so sad. To die homeless with noone to care but strangers. Thank God for the strangers.

[TXBSAFH]

My God Have Mercy On His Soul.

[A.A. Cunningham]

the morning air broken by a 21-gun salute fired by a group of paralyzed veterans.

Negative. Three rifle volleys, not a 21-gun salute.

[Former Military Chick]

TAPS for a homeless Veteran!! PING

[Calpernia]

Harold Dean Harris died homeless and destitute in an abandoned building and might have gone to a pauper's grave if not for the military papers found in his wallet.

An Army veteran, he was buried Thursday with full military honors. No friends or family came, and no old Army buddies swapped stories. But it was a soldier's farewell, the morning air broken by a 21-gun salute fired by a group of paralyzed veterans.

[JLO]

Kleenex recommended prior to reading.

[Alamo-Girl]

Thank God for this forgotten hero!

[BigSkyFreeper]

They dwell in the house of the Lord now. May they all rest in peace.

[Jackal007]

God Bless.

[Clemenza]

I have talked to many of these guys. They have chosen the life they want to live, nothing more, nothing less.

BTW: Is Upland still the "Gateway to Palmdale?"