the other mike
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Niles, Michigan
.....The notice stated, “All members of the public are invited to attend to pay their respects for an American hero.”
Drew Mikel, a 20-year-old intern at Brown Funeral Home, wrote a press release about the service for the local newspaper. It landed on Facebook and was shared thousands of times. “I had never written a press release before, but I typed up something and sent it to our local paper,” Mikel tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “We were hoping just a handful of people would show up.”
3,000 strangers show up to funeral of Vietnam veteran with no family
Another version.
.....The notice stated, “All members of the public are invited to attend to pay their respects for an American hero.”
Drew Mikel, a 20-year-old intern at Brown Funeral Home, wrote a press release about the service for the local newspaper. It landed on Facebook and was shared thousands of times. “I had never written a press release before, but I typed up something and sent it to our local paper,” Mikel tells Yahoo Lifestyle. “We were hoping just a handful of people would show up.”
3,000 strangers show up to funeral of Vietnam veteran with no family
Another version.