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Funeral home wants to honor veteran without a family

A local funeral home wants to give a veteran without a family a proper service after they said he went unclaimed. And they want to get as many people there as possible.

Funeral home wants to honor veteran without a family
A local funeral home wants to give a veteran without a family a proper service after they said he went unclaimed. And they want to get as many people there as possible.
WEBVTT CREMATION AND FUNERAL HOME WITH THE DETAIL JONATHAN: PAUL AND JESSICA, THIS FUNERAL HOME IS PREPARING FOR A VERY SPECIAL SERVICE THIS WEEK. THEY WILL BE HOLDING A MILITARY SERVICE WITH HONORS FOR A VETERAN THEY SAY HAD NO FAMILY HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY. AIR FORCE VETERAN MARK HOWELL'S MILITARY CAREER WAS BRIE >> HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE FROM 1983 TO 1985. JONATHAN BUT HIS SERVICE TO THIS COUNTRY IS NOT GOING UNNOTICED. THE 55-YEAR-OLD WHO DIED LAST MONTH FROM NATURAL CAUSES WILL BE LAID TO REST ON THURSDAY WITH FULL MILITARY HONORS WE FEEL EVERYONE DESERVES A PROPER FUNERAL. JONATHAN: OK CREMATION AND FUNERAL HOME SAYS HOWELL HAS NO FAMILY AND HAD JUST A COUPLE OF FRIENDS. WORRIED THAT HE WOULD NOT GET SERVICE, FUNERAL DIRECTO , BRENT JONES DECIDED TO SCHEDULE HIS OWN CEREMONY FOR THE PUBLIC TO PAY THEIR RESPECTS. >> WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE HERE TO SUPPORT HIM AND TO LET HIM KNOW, HEY, YOU WERE HERE FOR US. YOU SERVED OUR COUNTRY, AND WE'RE HERE FOR YOU. JONATHAN: JONES SAYS THEY'VE ALREADY HAD VETERANS GROUPS WHO HAVE VOLUNTEERED TO HELP. >> IT'S A GREAT FEELING KNOWING HE WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF. JONATHAN: THIS FUNERAL WILL TAKE PLACE ON THURSDAY MORNING AT 10:30 AND A BURIAL IN ELGIN WILL SHORTLY FOLLOW.
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Funeral home wants to honor veteran without a family
A local funeral home wants to give a veteran without a family a proper service after they said he went unclaimed. And they want to get as many people there as possible.
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