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TRIBE AT THE DURHAM TODAY FOR TRAINING ON MISSING OR MURDERED INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. THE OMAHA NATIONAL CEMETERY MAKES SURE THE SACRIFICES OF FIVE VETERANS ARE NOT FORGOTTEN. PEOPLE PAID THEIR RESPECTS TO THOSE VETERANS WHO HAD NO FAMILY OR FRIENDS THAT WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THE SERVICE, A COMMANDER SAYS IT IS AN HONOR TO GIVE THEM A PROPER SALUTE. EVERY VETERAN THAT HAS AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE HAS HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE A MILITARY HONORS FUNERAL. CHAMBERS SAYS. IT WAS
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The Omaha National Cemetery honored five veterans Tuesday with military honors. The Unaccompanied Veteran Memorial Service recognizes veterans who were laid to rest over the past year who had no family or friends able to attend their service. The Department of Nebraska Marine Corps League and detachments from Omaha, Gretna and Lincoln honored the veterans. “Every veteran that has an honorable discharge has the right to have a military honors funeral,” said Charles Chambers, Commander of the Marine Corps League. The ceremony featured the folding of the flag, play of TAPS, and a rifle volley.
The Omaha National Cemetery honored five veterans Tuesday with military honors.
The Unaccompanied Veteran Memorial Service recognizes veterans who were laid to rest over the past year who had no family or friends able to attend their service. The Department of Nebraska Marine Corps League and detachments from Omaha, Gretna and Lincoln honored the veterans.
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“Every veteran that has an honorable discharge has the right to have a military honors funeral,” said Charles Chambers, Commander of the Marine Corps League.
The ceremony featured the folding of the flag, play of TAPS, and a rifle volley.
