Unattended Veterans Service will honor the memory of four unclaimed veterans from Chester County

The community is invited to join the Chester County Coroner's Office at the Unattended Veterans Service at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. The ceremony will be held at 830 Highland Road, Newtown PA, 18940 on Thursday, October 30th at 2:00pm. The Coroner's Office will be interring four unclaimed veterans who died in Chester County with full military honors.

The veterans include:

• Richard Decker-US Airforce, of Downingtown Borough, died in Willistown Township
• Lawrence G. Hayman, Jr.-US Coast Guard, of Upper Darby, died in East Bradford Township
• Robert Lee Minker-US Army, of Reading Borough, died in East Coventry Township
• Jeffrey Allen Perkins-US Army, of East Vincent Township, died in East Vincent Township

The veterans will be escorted from the Chester County Coroner's Office to Washington Crossing National Cemetery by the Patriot Guard Riders. During the ceremony, the veterans' names will be read, and the Pennsylvania Military Honors team will present the flag on the behalf of the veterans. A rifle salute and live Taps will be provided. The veterans will each be placed in their own columbarium which will be engraved with "Proudly Served."