31 January 2009

Public Service: Service comes in many forms


Since 2005, following her own personal sense of duty, Lorraine Melgosa tracks down the families of fallen service men and women and offers the use of her special funeral cart and horses.

"Whatever gift you can give to these soldiers and their families, you should give," Melgosa said. "It's the least you can do to try to honor them."

She offers free funerals for children and law enforcement officers, as well as for members of the military. She pays her bills by running a local Verizon shop and selling antiques online.
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