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Homeless Vietnam veteran honored with dignified funeral

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AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Friday, a local homeless Vietnam veteran was laid to rest after being killed in an accident in October. 67-year-old Lester Padgett Jr. died on October 7 after being hit by a car. He didn't have any living family and faced a pauper's burial, until a friend decided that as a veteran, he [...]

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Homeless Vietnam veteran honored with dignified funeral

AUGUSTA, Ga (WJBF)- Friday, a local homeless Vietnam veteran was laid to rest after being killed in an accident in October. 67-year-old Lester Padgett Jr. died on October 7 after being hit by a car. He didn't have any living family and faced a pauper's burial, until a friend decided that as a veteran, he [...]

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WJBF broke the news in on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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