A GREAT SENDOFF FOR AN OLD VET

Aktungbby · 11-28-18, 01:13 PM

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The Omaha funeral of a Vietnam veteran initially believed to have no known living family members could have been a sparsely-attended affair.
But the national attention brought by an Omaha World-Herald funeral notice saw hundreds of people turn up in frigid conditions Tuesday at Omaha National Cemetery to honor Stanley Stoltz. Stoltz died Nov. 18 at the age of 73. The newspaper ran a small notice

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"Public invited to cemetery to honor Vietnam veteran with no known family," it read. "Interment at Omaha National Cemetery on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at 2 pm."

inviting the public to his funeral, which went viral on social media and was picked up by at least one cable news network. cemetery officials estimated that between 1,500 and 2,000 people turned out for Stoltz's burial.WOWT-TV reported that the burial service started late so that stragglers would not miss anything.

IMHO; OMAHA, NEBRASKA AIN'T 'THE HEARTLAND OF AMERICA FOR NUTHIN'!

Dirk Gently · 11-28-18, 01:54 PM

AVGWarhawk · 11-28-18, 03:10 PM

RIP...

Platapus · 11-28-18, 04:02 PM

Good people in Omaha. I enjoyed my time there.

Commander Wallace · 11-28-18, 06:16 PM

Great Story.

It's equally great that people turned out for a well deserved send off for Vietnam Veteran, Stanley Stoltz. Hopefully, people paid him and our other veterans that much respect and honor while they were / are still alive. They deserve it.

Rest in Peace.

Aktungbby · 11-28-18, 07:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Platapus

Good people in Omaha. I enjoyed my time there.

LIKEWISE ! FOR THREE YEARS IN THE 70'S LONGHAULIN, SAPP BROS WAS AN I-80 OASIS, DESTINATION, AND SALVATION IN WHITEOUT BLIZZARDS ACROSS ALL OF IOWA; GENERALLY AT 10 MPH WITH VISIBILITY AT 50 FEET

...THE BIG COFFEE POT IN THE SKY WAS A TRUE NAV-BEACON!

Jimbuna · 11-29-18, 06:41 AM

~SALUTE~

11-28-18, 03:10 PM	#3
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Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 19,365 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	Good people in Omaha. I enjoyed my time there. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.

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11-28-18, 06:16 PM	#5
Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,295 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	Great Story. It's equally great that people turned out for a well deserved send off for Vietnam Veteran, Stanley Stoltz. Hopefully, people paid him and our other veterans that much respect and honor while they were / are still alive. They deserve it. Rest in Peace.