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The Forgotten Veterans Run

The Forgotten Veterans Run. In Kitsap County, when a person passes over and is not claimed by friends, or relatives and the estate has no funds for burial, the deceased remains in the care of the County Coroner.

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The Forgotten Veterans Run

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  1. TheForgotten Veterans Run

  2. In Kitsap County, when a person passes over and is not claimed by friends, or relatives and the estate has no funds for burial, the deceased remains in the care of the County Coroner.

  3. Upon learning there could be veterans among those passed over, the Kitsap County Veterans Advisory Board began working with the coroner to ensure that veterans were interned with honor.

  4. On October 2, 2008, the Veterans Advisory Board took possession of the remains of six veterans, and with the help of several veterans organizations, made the fifty-one mile trip from Port Orchard, WA to Tahoma National Cemetery.

  5. Combat Veterans International, Chapter 5, organized a cortege with over fifty motorcycles and several automobiles. This journey became known as …

  6. TheForgotten Veterans Run

  7. It was a cool, rainy morning when the coroner handed over: Daniel Byron Leeds (Army), Ronald Losinger (Marine Corps), David Curtis Hagen (Navy), Jens Edwin Hanson (Navy), John Jay Knox Sheldon (Navy), Edward Howell (Navy).

  8. Photo: Drake Evens, Combat Veterans International Each veteran was carried from the coroner’s office by a member of the same service…

  9. …protected from the weather, Photos: Drake Evens, Combat Veterans International

  10. Photo: Harry Tachell, DAV Chapter 22 …and placed in the back seat of a convertible.

  11. Photo: Drake Evens, Combat Veterans International They were covered with the flag and accompanied by a bottle of brandy and a good cigar.

  12. Photo: Harry Tachell, DAV Chapter 22 The cortege was guided by a professional motorcycle escort, a trooper from the Washington State Patrol, and the Kitsap County Sheriff. The route covered 48 miles of freeway…

  13. Photo: Drake Evens, Combat Veterans International The only stop was at the toll booth for the Tacoma Narrows Bridge…

  14. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker The cortege arrives at Tahoma National Cemetery

  15. Photo: Drake Evens, Combat Veterans International The cortege parks while the…

  16. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker …veterans are placed in the hands of Jim Trimbo, director of Tahoma National Cemetery, left, and volunteers from the Disabled American Veterans, as people arrive to pay their respects.

  17. "These men were there when the country needed them, and now it's time for their country to serve them with a dignified burial," said Trimbo. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker DAV Charlie Pennington of Seattle, who served with the U.S. Army in Korea and Vietnam, holds one of the forgotten veterans.

  18. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker Left to right: Veterans Advisory Board member SFC Duane Cruz with the National Guard, Leif Bentsen with the Kitsap County Veterans Advisory Board, and Mike Carroll, Veterans Advisory Board member, listen to the service.

  19. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker Patriot Guard Riders provide a color guard.

  20. Photo: Drake Evens, Combat Veterans International The flag is presented…

  21. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker Harry Tachell (left), Frances Pigott and her husband Jack Pigott (behind her, purple shirt), of Belfair watch the ceremony as…

  22. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker Members of the voluntary honor guard including John Swan of Kirkland, fire a three volley salute…

  23. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker The flag is folded…

  24. Photo: Drake Evens, Combat Veterans International And presented to representatives of the veterans advisory board.

  25. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker Sgt. Michelle Wheeler plays taps

  26. Seattle P-I photo/Meryl Schenker Leif Bentsen hands Mike Carroll a poppy given to him by Chaplin John Yaw, and symbolic of Flanders Field.

  27. InMemoriam Daniel Byron Leeds (Army), Ronald Losinger (Marine Corps), Jens Edwin Hanson (Navy), David Curtis Hagen (Navy), John Jay Knox Sheldon (Navy), and Edward Howell (Navy).

  28. The Kitsap County Veterans Advisory Board would like to thank the following who made this endeavor possible: Kitsap County Coroner Tahoma National Cemetery Mike Carroll Combat Veterans International, Chapter 5 WSP Trooper Todd Barolac Kitsap County Sheriff Steve Boyer Disabled American Veterans Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Patriot Guard Riders Color Guard

  29. Warrior Brotherhood Goldwing Road Riders Association Christian Motorcycle Association Alky Angels USMC-MC Star Riders American Legion Riders Brothers-in-Arms Seattle Post Intelligencer Photo Dept.

  30. TheForgotten Veterans Run II

  31. MAY 28, 2011 ANOTHER TRIP TO TAHOMA “RUN TO TAHOMA”

  32. On May 28 2011, the Veterans Advisory Board took possession of the remains of nine veterans, and with the help of several veterans organizations, made the fifty-one mile trip from Bremerton, WA to Tahoma National Cemetery.

  33. Combat Veterans International, Chapter 5, organized a cortege with over two hundred fifty motorcycles and several automobiles.

  34. MEMORIAL AT CORONERS OFFICE

  35. The coroner handed over: Walter D. Autem, USA William G. Brown, USAF Raymond L Cassalerey, USN Charles E. Curlee, USMC Brian P. Garcia, USN Carl G. Hasty, USA & USAF Robert E. Keen, USN Arnold P. Mauricette, USA Monte J. Wehenkel, USA

  36. ON TO TAHOMA

  37. AT TAHOMA MAY THEY REST IN PEACE Raymond Cassalery , Navy; Carl Hasty, Air Force; Walter D. Autem, USA Robert Keen, Navy; Monte Wehenkel, Army; Charles Curlee, Marine Corps; William Brown, Air Force; Brian Garcia, Navy; Arnold Mauricette, Army.

  38. The Kitsap County Veterans Advisory Board would like to thank the following who made this endeavor possible: Kitsap County Coroner Tahoma National Cemetery Mike Carroll Combat Veterans International, Chapter 5 Kitsap County Sheriff Steve Boyer Disabled American Veterans, chapters 5, & 22 Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association Patriot Guard Riders Color Guard American Legion 200 Marine Corps League 531 NRA 29 Elite Motor Escort, Inc US DVA B-Pod, Bremerton Viet Nam Vets/Legacy Vets Motorcycle Club IMF/Bangor, US Navy WNG Wolf Pack Recruiting Station, Seattle Puyallup Navy Recruiting Station Kitsap Co. Emergency Management South Kitsap High School, NJROTC Washington Youth Academy Washington State Patrol Kitsap County Department of Public Works Kitsap County Board of Commissioners

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