Crowd Shows Up for Funeral of Army Vet With No Surviving Family
The public was invited to attend the graveside services for a U.S. Army veteran who did not have any surviving family members and a crowd of around 300 people showed up.
Matthew Lawrence Williams, 63, served in the U.S. Army and the public was invited to attend a graveside service with military honors at the New Willimantic Cemetery at 1 p.m. Thursday, according to the obituary on the Potter Funeral Home website.
A large crowd answered the call.
Williams died on July 22.
The American Legion also put out a call for all members to attend the services at the cemetery located at the intersection of Route 6 and Route 32 in Willimantic.
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Crowd Shows Up for Funeral of Army Vet With No Surviving Family
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