Thousands attend funeral for veteran

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Thousands attend funeral for Florida veteran who died without family

Thousands of people turned out Tuesday to pay their respects to a deceased Army vet who had no living family to attend his funeral. Some 4,000 people, most of whom strangers to Edward Pearson in life, attended his funeral at Sarasota National Cemetery, where he was buried with military honors. Originally, only the funeral director of Legacy Options funeral home, Michael Hoyt, and another veteran were expected to attend Pearson’s funeral, who died at the age of 80 in Naples, Fla.

Read more: https://nypost.com/2019/10/01/thousands-attend-funeral-for-florida-veteran-who-died-without-family/