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Students Give Final Farewell For Homeless Veteran With No Family [View all]
From http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/11/15/students-offer-final-farewell-homeless-veteran-no-family/
Catholic Memorial High School Students carrying the casket of the homeless veteran (WBZ-TV)
Students Give Final Farewell For Homeless Veteran With No Family
November 15, 2017 7:19 PM By Bill Shields
WEST ROXBURY (CBS) – It was a final sendoff for a hero from young people who never knew him. The homeless veteran who died on the streets, known only as John, had no living family members or friends.
When students at Catholic Memorial High School learned that John, an Army veteran, would be buried with no one in attendance, they decided to do something.
“We have a lot of veterans in my own family so I know the sacrifice he made for the country and I know the service he committed in the years he committed to serving our country,” said senior class president Will Padden.
On Wednesday, John was buried with full military honors. But before an Army hearse took his flag-covered casket away, there was a full mass in Catholic Memorial’s chapel. The Rev. Chris Palladino volunteered his services and the eulogy.
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November 15, 2017 7:19 PM By Bill Shields
WEST ROXBURY (CBS) – It was a final sendoff for a hero from young people who never knew him. The homeless veteran who died on the streets, known only as John, had no living family members or friends.
When students at Catholic Memorial High School learned that John, an Army veteran, would be buried with no one in attendance, they decided to do something.
“We have a lot of veterans in my own family so I know the sacrifice he made for the country and I know the service he committed in the years he committed to serving our country,” said senior class president Will Padden.
On Wednesday, John was buried with full military honors. But before an Army hearse took his flag-covered casket away, there was a full mass in Catholic Memorial’s chapel. The Rev. Chris Palladino volunteered his services and the eulogy.
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