Beautiful: Community Rallies for Vietnam Veteran’s Funeral “No Veteran Should Ever be Left to Go Alone”
Anthony L. Meizis Image:McDonald Keohane Funeral Home
Vietnam veteran Anthony L. Meizis, who served our country in the Navy, died at age 80 in a nursing home. Meizis never married or had children and had only one surviving next of kin.
As the McDonald Keohane Funeral Home prepared Anthony’s funeral, they realized he would be buried alone, without anyone to honor his service to our nation.
According to Fox News, Keohane Director Cara Johnson reached out to the Massachusetts Department of the American Legion Riders on Facebook, letting them know Meizis would be be buried alone.
Vice Commander Andrew Pajak received the message, and rallied the community, telling Fox News Digital, “No veteran should ever be left to go alone.”
Pajak told Fox News Digital that he took the message to Facebook,