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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 15:30:33 GMT
High School Seniors Hold A Funeral For A Homeless Veteran Who Died On The Streets Seniors at Catholic Memorial High School in West Roxbury, MA, held a funeral for a homeless veteran who died on the streets, and had no living family members. When the students learned an Army veteran named John would be buried with no one in attendance, they decided to hold a service for him with full military honors. "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. The students served as pallbearers and escorted John's coffin to the waiting hearse as Taps played.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 15:31:42 GMT
What a kind thing to do.. Kudos to that High School!
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Post by andie on Nov 19, 2017 16:17:24 GMT
This was conducted in my home state of Massachusetts.
West Roxbury is just outside of Boston.
Here is on official local news report from the highest rated station.
boston.cbslocal.com/2017/11/15/students-offer-final-farewell-homeless-veteran-no-family/
Students Give Final Farewell For Homeless Veteran With No Family
"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.
For these young men it was a learning experience for the heart.
“For us paying homage to a veteran, to bring him to our campus, to provide the burial rights he deserves, and to honor his legacy and to help our boys realize we have to stand with those who are marginalized,” said the school’s president, Peter Folan.".
Rest in eternal peace, "John".
Go to link to rest of story as well as view several photos.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 19, 2017 17:14:40 GMT
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Post by LadyPorthos on Nov 19, 2017 19:03:44 GMT
Wow, good for them...what a kind and thoughtful thing to do!
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Post by andie on Nov 19, 2017 19:09:48 GMT
I hope with all who are giving this high school students kudos will take note, they are from a Catholic high school.
With all the shots I still see being taken at the Catholic Church with such broad strokes, but for the Catholic Church this school would not exist and these students would not have received the education they received, including their obvious empathy for others.
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