Community comes together to pay respects for unaccompanied veteran

EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) - This morning, Fort Bliss National Cemetery hosted the funeral for unaccompanied veteran Private First Class Billy Don Carter.

The service was organized by the Veterans Assistance Office and El Paso County Veterans Service Officer Antoinette Hunt. The ceremony included a 9 gun salute, the solemn rendition of Taps and veterans shared a few words of remembrance for Carter.

"We couldn't find family that belong to him, so typically he would be buried by himself with nobody present," Hunt said. "My office has led the charge in getting the community involved to make sure he gets the proper honors and is buried with respect and dignity."