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  • 3,000 strangers show up to funeral of Vietnam veteran with no family

    07/20/2019 7:54:16 PM PDT · by Tolerance Sucks Rocks · 11 replies
    Yahoo Lifestyle ^ | July 19, 2019 | Elise Solé
    Approximately 3,000 strangers came to the funeral of a Vietnam veteran with no surviving family. On Wednesday, strangers from Florida, Tennessee, and Iowa reportedly drove to a Michigan funeral for 67-year-old Wayne Lee Wilson, who died on May 28. The former truck driver “proudly” served in the military from 1971 to 1977, including during the Vietnam War, according to an obituary from the Brown Funeral Home & Cremation Services. “He was passionate about helping his fellow wounded veterans and encouraged others to give to the Paralyzed Veterans Association,” read Wilson’s obit. “Mr. Wilson has no surviving relatives.” The notice stated,...