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  2. He had no family. He was not famous. Yet hundreds attended ...

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    A military official (at left) speaks with Becky Lynn, a hospice nurse who helped organized a mass gathering for the funeral of a WW II Navy veteran who died on Dec. 1, 2024. The veteran, Stephen ...

  3. Funeral of one of RAF’s last black WW2 veterans moved to ...

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    The funeral of one of the last black RAF Second World War veterans will take place at a historic church in May after so many people asked to attend the event it had to be postponed.

  4. Military funerals in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A military funeral in the United States is a memorial or burial rite conducted by the United States Armed Forces for a Soldier, Marine, Sailor, Airman, Guardian or Coast Guardsman who died in battle, a veteran, or other prominent military figures or a president.

  5. When no one was there for veterans who died alone ... - AOL

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    Folan leads the Boston school's initiative to host the funeral processions of veterans who die without family or friends. The program started in 2017, and since then numerous funerals have taken ...

  6. List of last surviving World War II veterans - Wikipedia

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    The people listed below are, or were, the last surviving members of notable groups of World War II veterans, as identified by reliable sources. About 70 million people fought in World War II between 1939 and 1945. Background shading indicates the individual is still living Last survivors Veteran Birth Death Notability Service Allegiance Aimé Acton 1917 or 1918 13 December 2020 (aged 102) Last ...

  7. Military funeral - Wikipedia

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    "Honoring Those Who Served" is the title of the program for instituting a dignified military funeral with full honors to the nation's veterans. As of January 1, 2000, Section 578 of Public Law 106-65 of the National Defense Authorization Act mandates that the United States Armed Forces shall provide the rendering of honors in a military funeral ...

  8. Plea to community to attend WW2 veteran's funeral - AOL

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    The family of a World War Two veteran is calling on the community to attend his funeral after he passed away aged 99. Ron Banks, a Royal Navy veteran from Warrington, passed away last month in ...

  9. Felix Z. Longoria Jr. - Wikipedia

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    Felix Z. Longoria (April 16, 1920 – June 16, 1945) was an American soldier from Texas, who served in the United States Army as a private. He died during World War II and was buried at Arlington National Cemetery [1] after veterans supported his cause in a dispute over his funerary arrangements.