A perfect #veteransday story. World War II vet Harold Jellicoe Coe Percival passed away peacefully in his sleep last month at the age of 99. According to his obituary, Harold had no close family who can attend his funeral. Enter: The Internet. After a scan of the former RAF Bomber Command ground crew member obituary appeared online last week, many took special note of the sentence asking for any service personnel who can to kindly attend his funeral, which was scheduled for this morning at 11 AM Blackpool time. A call to action soon coalesced as the obit made its way around Twitter, Facebook, and Reddit. If youre in the area give him the send off he deserves, asked Sgt. Rick Clement, an Afghanistan War vet who was wounded in the line of duty. This guy needs and deserves your help. Sgt. Clements plea was heeded, and hundreds ignored the rain to attend Harolds funeral at the Lytham Park Crematorium. -cf-
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 19:51:09 +0000
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