‘Unclaimed’ Navy veteran given full military honors as community refuses to let him be buried alone
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Navy veteran Lonnie D. Wayman receives military honors burial at Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery after community gathers to ensure he is not laid to rest alone.
Jasmine Baehr is a Breaking News Writer for Fox News Digital, where she covers politics, the military, faith and culture.
Wayman had been listed as an "unclaimed" veteran, officials said, after no relatives came forward to claim his remains. Organizers invited members of the public and veterans groups to attend the 9 a.m. burial at the Nashville cemetery so he would not be laid to rest alone.
A Veterans Affairs (VA) representative told those gathered that the word "unclaimed" did not fit what was unfolding before them.
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