‘No veteran will ever be buried alone’: Jacksonville Ladies attend all burials at national cemetery

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Rain or shine, heat or cold, two women show up 20 days out of the month at the Jacksonville National Cemetery, and they have since the day it opened.

They are the Jacksonville Ladies, a nonprofit group of about 45 women dedicated to one promise:

“That no veteran will ever be buried alone at Jacksonville National Cemetery, and we are here to support the families as they lay their loved ones to rest,” said Lynda Edell, chairwoman of the Jacksonville Ladies…

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