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nrthshgrl
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WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
http://www.sunnyskyz.com/good-news/431/WW2-Vet-Dies-Alone-With-No-One-To-Attend-His-Funeral-Until-This-Happened
A funeral company's calls to honor a late war hero have been embraced by members of the military and general public after an RAF veteran died with no close friends or relatives.
Reddit user gildme came across the obituary for the World War II vet, Harold Jellicoe, and decided to share it online.
After only 4 hours, the post made it all the way to the front page of reddit. The comments on imgur, where the picture was originally uploaded, have made it clear that Harold's funeral service will be fully attended.
usaf5octavio commented:
It's a 4 hour drive from where I live. As a member of the US Air Force, I'll be there.
BerryChuckles commented:
This is only an hour away from where I live, I'll be there
kittybach commented:
I've just shared this on Facebook and sent to family members who are ex-RAF. It's being posted on RAF forums, and people are promising to go
Those involved with organizing the funeral service have been contacted by various veteran's groups and military supporters.
"We have already been contacted by military veterans who are intending to come, even though they have never met him," Matron Janet Wareing told theGuardian.com. "We've been told one group is looking to bring around 200 people to the service, which would be fantastic."
Comedian Jason Manford posted the image on Facebook and it was shared over 30,000 times within ten hours.
It's amazing what people can accomplish when they all work together for a good cause.
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moonmist09
Thank you, St. Gerard!
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WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
this is wonderful!
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| Posted 11/11/13 10:36 AM |
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kedra5
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Re: WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
This is so sweet! 
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| Posted 11/11/13 10:48 AM |
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J9-13
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Re: WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
Wow!
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| Posted 11/11/13 10:50 AM |
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MissJones
I need a nap!
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WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
That is amazing.
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| Posted 11/11/13 10:51 AM |
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ANewDayHasCome
Love multiplies, not divides
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WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
And now I'm crying....
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| Posted 11/11/13 10:56 AM |
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Ayne11
Yep
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Re: WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
this is really great! I just saw on Buzzfeed that hundreds of people showed up. Young and old!
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| Posted 11/11/13 10:57 AM |
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DiamondGirl
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| Posted 11/11/13 11:57 AM |
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DirtyBlonde
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Re: WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
Posted by ANewDayHasCome
And now I'm crying....
I cried too
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| Posted 11/11/13 1:43 PM |
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yankinmanc
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WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
This is in my local area, a real heart warming story
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KwaaksNest
Love my boys!
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WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
Beautiful! I got all tery eyed reading it
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| Posted 11/11/13 8:43 PM |
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MrsM429
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Re: WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
Posted by Ayne11
this is really great! I just saw on Buzzfeed that hundreds of people showed up. Young and old!
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Re: WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
Message edited 11/11/2013 9:34:22 PM.
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greenfreak
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Re: WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
I saw that on Imgur. I used to only use that site for photo storage but I've since realized that there's a strong community there. Acts of kindness everywhere.
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Jonsgirl04
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Re: WW2 Vet Dies Alone With No One To Attend His Funeral...Until This Happened
Love the goodness still in peoples hearts!! Made me tear up!
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