If you’re in the Detroit area or can get there on Thursday, do me a favor and pay some respect to the 13 veterans who are going to be buried at the Great Lakes National Cemetery.  This group of forgotten warriors includes Korea and Vietnam War veterans.  It seems that these 13 men and women died, but their bodies were never claimed at the morgue in Detroit.  Businesses, charities, and other groups have stood up and are making sure they get a casket and a decent burial, but no servicemember should be buried without at least a few of their brothers and sisters present.

It looks like the state police will be escorting their procession from the morgue to Holly Township.  If you can’t get to the cemetery, then hopefully some can pay their respects as the hearses go past.  If anyone up there gets information on the route and planned times, please either post it in comments or hit my email link and I’ll broadcast here.  If you’re a blogger from up in the Detroit area, please pass the word on so that we can get as many people out to pay respect to these men and women as possible.

We serve together.  We deserve to be honored as we pass.  Be there if you can.