A Vietnam veteran was remembered on Friday morning in Massachusetts by hundreds of motorcyclists, who joined together for an hour-long procession.
Eighty-year-old Navy seaman Anthony Meizis was laid to rest at the Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, following a funeral service at the McDonald-Keohane Funeral Home in Weymouth.
“He served his country, he sacrificed his life for this country," Angel Zaporetski of the Fraternal Order of Eagles said."The motto in the military is no man left behind, so we are not leaving him behind." Meizis served during the Vietnam War as lance corporal in the Navy. He died on Aug. 7, and unfortunately, he was alone, because none of his immediate family members live in the area.Sign up for NECN newsletters.Johnson said that once she learned of Meizis and his story, she decided to do what she could to give him a proper goodbye. She reached out to an organization called No Veteran Buried Alone, and before she knew it, nearly 500 people signed up to join the procession.
The group traveled to the national cemetery in Bourne, where Meizis received military honors, a committal service performed by a priest and a proper burial.More Weymouth news
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