Unclaimed Bucks County Veterans to Be Honored in Ceremony this Week

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The event will honor those who have served the area.

An upcoming ceremony in Bucks County will honor a select few veterans who never received a proper funeral after their ultimate sacrifice. Jeff Werner wrote about the event for the Newtown, PA Patch.

An n Unattended Veterans Service is set to be held at Washington Crossing National Cemetery, located at 830 Highland Road in Newtown, on Oct. 27 at 2 PM. The event will honor four veterans who were unclaimed after the battles they fought in.

Those fallen heroes are:

  • Albert Reamy, U.S. Navy (Rank: SA) (World War II Era), from Bristol Township
  • Lee Schantz, U.S. Army (Rank: PV2) (Persian Gulf War Era), from Springfield Township
  • Richard Wilburn, U.S. Marine (Rank: PVT), from Quakertown Borough
  • Stephen Williams, U.S. Air Force (Rank: AMN) (Vietnam War Era), from Bristol Township

Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck saids that the four Bucks County veterans will be interred with full military honors.

Read more about the upcoming ceremony in the Newtown, PA Patch.

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