{"id":10298,"date":"2026-05-19T18:14:42","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:14:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10298"},"modified":"2026-05-19T18:14:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T18:14:42","slug":"wwii-vet-with-no-known-family-given-heros-sendoff-as-1500-strangers-show-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=10298","title":{"rendered":"WWII vet with no known family given hero&#8217;s sendoff as 1,500 strangers show up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>A World War II veteran who died with no known family was given a suitably heroic sendoff this week \u2014 with around 1,500 strangers showing up to pay their respects at his funeral.<\/p>\n<p>When John Bernard Arnold III died on May 6 at age 98 at a nursing home in East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, a local veteran services group issued a public appeal to show respect.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis veteran passed away with no known family to attend his services. Let\u2019s send him off the way a veteran should be,\u201d Hanover-Hanson Veteran Services said on Facebook.<\/p>\n<p>The group hoped for a small show of support \u2014 and was stunned when an estimated 1,500 people ultimately got involved.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>WWI veteran John Bernard Arnold, 98, was given a hero\u2019s funeral after he died with no known family. <span class=\"credit\">Leighton-MacKinnon Funeral Home<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThe level of humanity out there, where people can come out not knowing who he was \u2026 is absolutely incredible. It shines a light on what we do as a society,\u201d the veteran service\u2019s Terrance O\u2019Keefe told WPRI.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Following the service at Saint Joseph the Worker Church in Hanson, MA, dozens more, including a long police motorcade of biker cops, escorted Arnold to his final resting place at Cedar Knoll Cemetery in Taunton.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody should have to go alone, I don\u2019t care who you are,\u201d funeral attendee Jim Peace\u00a0told WCVB.<\/p>\n<p>Stirring video showed the grounds of the cemetery being freshly mown ahead of Monday\u2019s service, while crowds of well-wishers, many in military uniforms, arrived hours ahead of time to pay their respects.<\/p>\n<p>American flags were handed out to the crowds, as a bagpipe player greeted the hearse to the cemetery.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll never let one of our veterans pass without being honored and sent off with respect and dignity, the way that a veteran should be to their final resting place,\u201d fellow veteran Joe Campbell\u00a0told WHDH.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Arnold\u2019s coffin was draped in an American flag. <span class=\"credit\">WBZ-TV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>During his time in the Navy, Arnold visited 27 countries, often sharing memories of beautiful places he had visited, such as Italy, with his Veterans Affairs caregivers.<\/p>\n<p>Before joining the Navy, he graduated from Rogers High School in Newport, Rhode Island, and later attended Rhode Island State University.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Police motorcyclists led a procession for Arnold. <span class=\"credit\">WBZ-TV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He never married or had children, and when he died, he had no known relatives.<\/p>\n<p>One of Arnold\u2019s former caregivers at his nursing home described him as \u201cthe sweetest soul\u201d and said he would have loved the turnout.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe walked into the room and he lit up the room. No matter what you are going through, he always knew how to bring a smile, make you laugh,\u201d said Hailey Munroe, who looked after Arnold at the Garrison Veterans Home.<\/p>\n<p>She said that he loved classical music, chocolate cake, and making people laugh.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- \u603b\u5bb9\u5668\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u5bbd908px Grid\u7d27\u51d1\u5e03\u5c40 -->\r\n<div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 728px 160px; gap:2px; width:908px; background:#eee; padding:2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u901a\u680f\u9876\u90e8\uff1a\u6700\u5927\u6a2a\u5e45 908x258 \u8de8\u6574\u884c -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; height:258px; background:#ff6b6b; display:grid; place-items:center;\">\r\n    <!-- JuicyAds v3.0 -->\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async src=\"https:\/\/poweredby.jads.co\/js\/jads.js\"><\/script>\r\n<ins id=\"1114307\" data-width=\"908\" data-height=\"258\"><\/ins>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\" async>(adsbyjuicy = window.adsbyjuicy || []).push({'adzone':1114307});<\/script>\r\n<!--JuicyAds END-->\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u7b2c\u4e8c\u901a\u680f\uff1a728\u00d790 \u901a\u680f -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column:1\/-1; 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