Doyel: Two funerals a day apart, two strangers connected by this: They helped raise me.

A legendary baseball coach in Macon, Ga. A longtime administrative assistant in South Carolina. They never met, but had a ...

‘Thank you’: WWII veteran gets military honors at funeral and family credits community

Everyday we see the greatest generation fade further away as the few remaining World War 2 veterans reach the end of their ...
Military.com

Fort Hood Steps In After Shutdown Halts WWII Veteran’s Military Funeral

Florencio Davila, a World War II veteran, died recently at age 99. His dying wish was to be buried with full military honors, ...
WCPO 9 News

WWII veteran gets final wish as community rallies to ensure funeral honors

A Texas community helped secure a military funeral for WWII veteran Florencio Davila after his family feared the government ...

WWII vet’s family enlist community to help fulfill dying wish of military burial amid gov’t shutdown

He stepped up when his country called upon him to fight in World War II, and now his family and community have rallied to ...
The Daily Reporter

AT EASE: Hoosier veteran laid to rest 75 years after dying in Korean War

As the solemn sound of taps echoed throughout Park Cemetery on Thursday, a crowd gathered to pay their respects to a soldier ...

Family fights to ensure WWII veteran is honored with military funeral despite government shutdown

The World War II veteran will receive full military honors after his family and community stepped in during a government ...

Family fights to ensure WWII veteran's dying wish is honored despite government shutdown

The World War II veteran will receive full military honors after his family and community stepped in during a government ...