Homeless Veteran Buried With Full Military Honor

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http://www.vawatchdog.org/09/nf09/nfapr09/nf041109-6.htm

Homeless Veteran Buried With Full Military Honor

Reporter: Abby Barnett


The Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program makes sure all veterans are buried with honor - even if they're like Larry Cook, alone and homeless.

Cook was struck by a car on Saturday, February 28, when trying to cross West Street in Wichita. Nearly one month later, he died from his injuries.

In an attempt to learn more about this man, Resthaven Mortuary and Cemetery contacted the local VFW.
That's when they discovered Cook was a Marine in Vietnam. He was critically wounded while deployed, and has been receiving disability assistance from the local VFW ever since.

Learning of Cook's service to our country, the cemetery contacted Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program. The federally assisted program honors deceased men and women who served their country, but die without a home or known family. It's an assistance organization making sure every veteran receives an honorable final farewell.

So, for the eighth time, those with the local branch of this organization gathered a group together to salute the soldier and the service he gave.

"Caring is the bottom line of the whole thing," said Mike 'Doc' Carter. "Even though we may not know them personally, we know where they've been and what they have been through. We know that they do deserve a proper military funeral and we want to give that because they deserve it. They earned it."

Video here:
http://www.kake.com/home/headlines/42694292.html#

Dignity Memorial Homeless Veterans Burial Program website here:
http://www.dignitymemorial.com/DignityMemorial/HomelessVets.aspx?id=COR

[alsame]

1. As it

should be. :patriot:

RIP, Larry Cook.

[peace13]

2. Peace at last. n/t