A recent editorial by a man in Hernando County, Florida discussed the topic of respecting processions of funeral cars accompanying fallen soldiers. The disgruntled writer – Ron Dakin – was upset because he saw one of these processions go by and he was the only person who got out of his car to salute the fallen soldier.
Dakin witnessed the procession at the intersection of US 19 and Northcliffe. Traffic was stopped for the procession of United States Army Spc. Justin Coleman. Behind the procession were hundreds of bikers (probably from the Patriot Guard) paying their respects to yet another soldier who gave his life fighting for our country.
“It is a sad day in our country’s history when the general public would rather sit on their butts in a car, waiting to continue on with their travels, than to pay respect for someone who has been willing to protect their freedoms,” said Dakin in his editorial.
We’ve written several posts on this blog about drivers not even pulling over out of respect for processions of funeral cars. But I haven’t heard of someone getting upset over not saluting a procession for a fallen soldier. I think it’s a great sign of respect and I commend Dakin for doing so, but how many people would actually think of doing this? Let us know your thoughts about this story below.
November 11th, 2009 at 6:43 pm
I had not seen your blog prior till today, Veterans Day, 2009. Thank you for your kind comments.