66-year-old Don Kaas was a quiet and humble man who enjoyed going to church and kept a low profile. The few friends he had all said how amazing he was, a true hero and a great man. He was simply shy, so it took a lot for him to finally open up to strangers.
So when the Vietnam veteran passed away in his sleep earlier in July, a search went out to find and inform his next of kin. However, no one could find any information on the recently deceased man, and eventually it was decided that they would have to go ahead with a funeral for Kaas.
As the story began to spread on Facebook of a Vietnam veteran who was going to be laid to rest with no one to say goodbye, more and more people began to express interest in attending his funeral. What started out as a small gathering of his closest and only friends soon ballooned into a funeral service with over 800 people in attendance.
With the support of the amazing men and women of the patriot guard, Kaas was given the full military funeral he deserved as a veteran. While he may not have been surrounded by many people in his final days, we can all be a bit happier that he was surrounded by love and support when it was time to say goodbye.
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