One such custom that has largely fallen out of use is the respect shown when a funeral procession goes by. I would venture a guess that most people nowadays donโt even know what theย proper procedure is when they see a procession going by. Thatโs why when we see people going above and beyond to show respect, it touches our hearts deeply; and thatโs exactly what happened when Erin Hester was driving through town recently. It was pouring rain as Erin drove, which is why she was surprised to see a man standing on the side of the road next to his car. As she got closer, she realized the man was a soldier in uniform and he was standing at attention. Erin looked around to figure out why the soldier was doing this, and thatโs when she saw a funeral procession slowly driving by, their headlights all on.
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As soon as Erin saw the procession, she too pulled over to the side of the road to respectfully let it pass. When she got home later, she shared her story on Facebook. โI always get frustrated when I see cars that donโt pull to the side and stop for a procession,โ she wrote, โbut this gentlemen went above and beyond. โErin said she is โpretty confidentโ that there are no military rules requiring a soldier to do this โ and we werenโt able to find any either โ this man was just showing honor and respect because it was the right thing to do. โThis made my heart happy to see the amount of respect that this gentleman showed a family that he doesnโt even know,โ she said. Many other people were touched by Erinโs photo and story.
Brandi Guillet commented, โIโm so glad you captured this. This young man was raised [with] love and respect in his heart.โ Others shared stories of similar experiences and wrote about how much those moments had touched them. โWhen my dad passed away we were following the casket through a not wonderful side of town.. we passed a bus stop and a man who was waiting for the bus stood up and took off his hat,โ Victoria Archibeque recalled. โI cried and it took everything I had to not go hug him. Itโs amazing when someone does something for nothing in return.โ While we may never know this soldierโs name, we know he didnโt do this for the recognition. What we are sure of is that his display of honor and respect that day meant more to the grieving family โ and the others who saw him โ than he could ever know. Were you touched by what this soldier did? Comment and share!
