Posted on 01/27/2019 10:07:25 AM PST by Rusty0604
United States Air Force veteran Joseph Walker will be laid to rest in Killeen, Texas on Monday, January 28, 2019, and the cemetery was concerned that no one will attend.
The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery is calling for the publics attendance at an unaccompanied Texas veterans funeral.
Air Force Veteran Joseph Walker will be laid to rest Monday, and no one is expected to attend. The cemetery said they do not know where his family is and they do not want him to be laid to rest alone, so they are asking the public to attend.
Fox News has more:
The Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery in Killeen, Texas, made the request on Facebook Thursday. Joseph Walker served in the Air Force from 1964 to 1968, KVUE reported.
. . . . We have the distinct honor to provide a full military burial for unaccompanied United States Air Force Veteran Joseph Walker on Monday, January 28, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. at Central Texas State Veterans Cemetery, the post read. If you have the opportunity, please come out and attend. We do NOT leave Veterans behind.
A few social media users replied to the post stating they would be there, including the Wind Therapy Freedom Riders who said they will meet at a restaurant before attending the funeral.
The Killeen Daily Herald noted that if no next of kin presents themselves at the ceremony, the on-site representative of the Veterans Land Board will accept the United States flag on Walkers behalf, according to the Veterans Land Board, which runs the cemetery.
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So am I. No vet should dies without people who support him.
All should have a respectful burial no matter their status in life.
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