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-Land of the Free

A WW II vet visits wife's grave carried by Arlington Cemetery employee

2018-05-01

[FOX] A World War II veteran who visited the Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday to make a surprise trip to his wife's grave got an extra lift from an employee, literally.

George Boone, 96, came to the cemetery on an Honor Flight from North Carolina, where groups typically make the trip to visit the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Boone requested to visit the gravesite of his late wife, Alma, who passed away in 2007.

In the rush to get over to his wife's final resting spot, Boone's wheelchair was accidentally left behind.

"I just sort of gave up on the whole thing and thought I would have to visit her from that distance," he told FOX5 over Skype on Sunday.
The 'Quiet Professional' Arlington Cemetery employee wished to remain anonymous. His selfless act will no doubt one day be recognized by a much high authority.

Posted by:Besoeker

#5 Amen Capsu

Posted by: Frank G 2018-05-01 17:43

#4 Gorb,
Yes I think they were very pleased to help. A good number of fans around us saw it happen, too and hands would come in from every direction after big plays to Hi 5 with my old man! He never forgot it and neither will I...We talked about it every visit I had with him from then until he passed away...We even had him "bagpiped in" for his farewell service (at a National Cemetery, no less) to a somber version of the "ND Fight Song".
That is the reason why my "allergies started acting up" when I read the above article and I went for a Kleenex.

Posted by: Capsu78 2018-05-01 16:58

#3 Glad it worked out. And it probably did more good for the guys that helped your dad than most people realize.

Posted by: gorb 2018-05-01 16:38

#2 Had a similar experience involving my Dad, taking him to the last sporting event he would ever attend in person.
Dad was a huge ND fan his whole life, I was able to get football tickets months earlier to a game that turned into a #1 vs #2 match up. Parkinson's was setting in harder now, but he traveled in to see me. I arranged special parking etc and we were all set- until he got to the top of the stairs that led to our seats.
He starts panicking "I can't make it down those steps, take me back to the car, I will listen on the radio...". Couple of yellow jacketed security guys saw what was going on and brushed me aside and said "You have come to far to not go to this game" ,picked him up off his feet and brought him down to our seats. Dad was totally embarrassed and the guy laughingly said "Hey, we usually are carrying trouble makers out in the other direction so we are happy to help...If you need to get up during to game just give us a wave."
Game came down to the final play, too, in his teams favor. BTW- WWII vet as well.

Posted by: Capsu78 2018-05-01 15:25

#1 The left will only see white privilege.

Posted by: M. Murcek 2018-05-01 10:55

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