Military honors bestowed on Illinois veteran identified nearly a decade after death
- A veteran who died without identification was honored in a funeral service with military honors.
- The investigation that identified the veteran, Reba Caroline Bailey, took nearly a decade to conclude.
- The service included prayers, a 21-gun salute, and the playing of taps, reflecting military traditions.
- Cook County Sheriff Dart stated that the veteran deserved recognition instead of being forgotten.
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Military honors bestowed on Illinois veteran identified nearly a decade after death
A veteran who died in Chicago without any recollection of their life has been memorialized in a funeral service with military honors.
Military honors bestowed on Illinois veteran identified nearly a decade after death | The New York Ledger
CHICAGO– Standing near the gravestone for the relative he never ever fulfilled, Mark Bailey accepted the crisply folded American flag from the Army officer, hugged it to his chest and closed his eyes. Though the individual he called his auntie – born Reba Caroline Bailey – had actually been separated, missing out on for years and passed away in 2015 as an unknown ward of the state, he felt connection and a sense of closure. ” I wish to let Reba …
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