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13 Honorably Discharged U.S. Veterans



13 Honorably Discharged U.S. Veterans died.

The Memorial Service was held at Great Lakes National Cemetery, 4200 Belford Rd, Holly, MI 48442 on Thursday, 11 September 2014 at 11:30 AM .

Interment at Great Lakes National Cemetery.

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On 9/11/2014, on the 13th anniversary of the day of horror, 13 honorably discharged veterans will be laid to rest with full Military Honors at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan.

The 13 burials will be the final act of providing dignity and respect to the almost 200 unclaimed bodies that were unclaimed at the Wayne County Morgue. Thanks to the generosity of the Jewish Fund and the volunteer efforts of members of the Michigan Funeral Directors Association, including the Ira Kaufman Chapel.

Please join us as part of the community to honor the following veterans by providing them with the respect they have long deserved:

Wesley Brown, PV1, US Army, Vietnam
Stanley Reginald Bryson, SP4, US Army
Gerald Nicholas Cunningham, BM3, US Navy, Korea
Roland Burke Dukes, SGT., US Marine Corps, Vietnam
Kenneth Clifford Fletcher, PV1, US Army, Vietnam
Anthony Joseph Gilsenan, SP5, US Army, Vietnam
Eddie Gordon, Jr., SP4, US Army
Marco Johnson, PV2, US Army
Harold Deacon Lee, SR, Navy, Vietnam
Kirk Alan Lohr, PVT, US Army, Vietnam
Dean Lee Schulte, PVT, US Army, Vietnam
Fred Smith, PFC, US Army
Robert Lee Weatherspoon, US Air Force

It is suggested that those who wish to further honor the memory of 13 Honorably Discharged U.S. Veterans may do so by making a contribution to: