Vietnam vet died without family. Here’s how you can pay your last respects in Beaufort

Karl Puckett
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Thomas Moore, a Vietnam War veteran who served in the U.S. Air Force, recently died without any surviving family.

Members of the public can pay their respects at an “unclaimed veteran service” for Moore at the Beaufort National Cemetery at noon Tuesday, the National Cemetery Administration said.

American flags line the main road into Beaufort National Cemetery as seen on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in preparation for Veterans Day.
American flags line the main road into Beaufort National Cemetery as seen on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, in preparation for Veterans Day.

Those who attend are asked to arrive at least 15 minutes early. Staff members will be positioned throughout the cemetery to provide instructions on where to park. Accommodations will be made to allow guests with mobility issues to be dropped off and picked up at the shelter.

Contact the Beaufort National Cemetery at 843-524-3925 or Beaufort.NationalCemetery@va.gov with additional questions.

President Abraham Lincoln created Beaufort National Cemetery in 1863.

The cemetery, located at 1601 Boundary St., is one of the oldest final resting places for veterans in the nation, with 26,959 headstones honoring veterans from the Civil War to the war in Afghanistan.