Unclaimed veterans buried with dignity, thanks to strangers

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Funeral homes, medical examiners, state and federal veterans’ affairs departments and local veterans’ groups have combined forces to honor members of the military whose bodies weren’t claimed by any relatives.
About 700 mourners attended a burial service in Memphis, Tennessee, for three military members whose bodies went unclaimed. Most of those in attendance on a rainy Thursday didn’t know the men. They showed up to honor their military servic