A World War I veteran finally gets the honors he earned nearly 45 years after he died
Published: 14 June 2026
By WCAX News Team
via the WCAX televisoion station (VT) website
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BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) – On this “You Can Quote Me,” a World War I veteran finally gets the honors he earned nearly 45 years after he died. His remains sat unclaimed in a funeral home basement until one director decided to make it right. Who showed up to be his “family” at the Vermont Veterans Cemetery and why this salute was so long overdue… Joe Carroll has the story.
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