I found out the name of the Veteran in this email below. According to Terrie, Marv Corradi likely died of lung cancer last month. He would have been 59 years old.
I just got this email from a woman named Terri. I have phone calls/emails to our local state agencies. If any of you readers have any suggestions for this woman, please let me know.
She told me the cremation cost would be 900 dollars (300 of it would be reimbursed by the Veteran's Administration) according to Terri.
The Email:
Recently, a very dear friend of mine passed away. He was a Vietnam Veteran, decorated and with 2 Purple Hearts, he suffered from PTSD and alcohol became a problem, at times he was homeless, like many veterans. He did not have much money, only what he got from his military service, he was very ill with cancer and had been declared 90-95% disabled by the VA. I am trying to get him cremated, as were his wishes, but as yet have been unable to do so. The government will pay only $300-after the cremation. So this man who served his country with dignity and respect lies waiting, for over 3 weeks now, as I try to find a way to put him to rest. Who do we talk to, where do we go? What government lets these honorable men be forgotten?
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