Lone Man Stands in Pouring Rain to Salute Fallen Soldier’s Funeral Procession

Lone Man Stands in Pouring Rain to Salute Fallen Soldier’s Funeral Procession
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It was a rainy, somber day in Killeen, Texas—weather perfectly befitting for a funeral. For every cloud, though, as the saying goes, there is a silver lining. And on that particular day in March 2017, it was a lone soldier standing at attention who managed to shine a light through the gloom.

Zachary Rummings was part of a burial procession for a retired Army Command Sergeant whom he had once served under. They were heading down Highway 195. The rain was pelting down, and conditions were miserable. That was when Rummings saw something that really lifted his spirits.

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