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A Navy veteran died with no known family to claim him. Then hundreds of strangers showed up.

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Navy veteran Lonnie D. Wayman had no known family when he died. Hundreds of strangers filled the Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery to give him full military honors.

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A Navy veteran died with no known family to claim him. Then hundreds of strangers showed up.

Navy veteran Lonnie D. Wayman had no known family when he died. Hundreds of strangers filled the Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery to give him full military honors.

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Upworthy broke the news on Saturday, March 21, 2026.
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