Oldest vet in the U.S. was worried no one would come to his funeral, but then this happened

Roscoe Cassidy was born in 1907 and he was the oldest WWII veteran in the country.

On Tuesday, October 21, he passed away at 107 years. According to family members, “he always worried that because he had outlived so many of his friends, no one would come to his funeral.”

But when word of his worry got around, his funeral ended up looking like this:

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According to a report from local news station WKYT, dozens of friends, family, veterans — and even complete strangers came out to Cassidy’s funeral this October 25 to honor him.

Watch a report from WKYT in the video below:

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