Homeless veteran laid to rest after 5 months in morgue

Homeless veteran buried in National Cemetery after 5 months unclaimed in morgue
Michigan Radio.org
Kate Wells
March 11, 2014

A homeless navy veteran died in Ann Arbor last October.

No family members came forward to claim his body.

So for five months, the veteran’s body lay in the morgue.

Now, finally, thanks to a few friends who refused to give up, Lawrence Tucker’s body was laid to rest last week at the Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan.

With the full honor guard, the three rifle volleys, and a bugler playing taps, the ceremony was everything Tucker is entitled to by law.

It’s a relief for Tucker’s friends, after the long months it took to get his body out of the morgue.

By that point, preparing the body for burial was all but pointless, says Muehlig Funeral Chapel manager Kevin Jacobi.
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