Hundreds attend the funeral for Air Force veteran John James Murphy

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    Active duty military members who were in attendance carry the casket. (AP)
  • John James Murphy funeral
    When John James Murphy died in Elgin last month, he was an “unclaimed veteran” whose relatives couldn’t be found or contacted to take care of his burial. Hundreds of people from Elgin and as far as Chicago, Aurora and Naperville attended his visitation and service Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 after the owners of an Elgin, Ill., funeral home extended an open invitation to the community. The funeral home took on the task of having his military burial approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (AP)
  • John James Murphy funeral
    A mourner salutes. When John James Murphy died in Elgin last month, he was an “unclaimed veteran” whose relatives couldn’t be found or contacted to take care of his burial. Hundreds of people from Elgin and as far as Chicago, Aurora and Naperville attended his visitation and service Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 after the owners of an Elgin, Ill. funeral home extended an open invitation to the community. The funeral home took on the task of having his military burial approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (Rick West/Daily Herald via AP)
  • John James Murphy funeral
    When John James Murphy died in Elgin last month, he was an “unclaimed veteran” whose relatives couldn’t be found or contacted to take care of his burial. Hundreds of people from Elgin and as far as Chicago, Aurora and Naperville attended his visitation and service Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 after the owners of an Elgin, Ill. funeral home extended an open invitation to the community. The funeral home took on the task of having his military burial approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (Rick West/Daily Herald via AP)
  • John James Murphy
    Kane County Sheriff’s Deputy Susan Deuchler takes a moment to honor John James Murphy. When John James Murphy died in Elgin last month, he was an “unclaimed veteran” whose relatives couldn’t be found or contacted to take care of his burial. Hundreds of people from Elgin and as far as Chicago, Aurora and Naperville attended his visitation and service Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 after the owners of an Elgin, Ill. funeral home extended an open invitation to the community. The funeral home took on the task of having his military burial approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
  • John James Murphy
    When John James Murphy died in Elgin last month, he was an “unclaimed veteran” whose relatives couldn’t be found or contacted to take care of his burial. Hundreds of people from Elgin and as far as Chicago, Aurora and Naperville attended his visitation and service Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 after the owners of an Elgin, Ill. funeral home extended an open invitation to the community. The funeral home took on the task of having his military burial approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (Rick West/Daily Herald via AP)
  • John James Murphy
    When John James Murphy died in Elgin last month, he was an “unclaimed veteran” whose relatives couldn’t be found or contacted to take care of his burial. Hundreds of people from Elgin and as far as Chicago, Aurora and Naperville attended his visitation and service Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020 after the owners of an Elgin, Ill. funeral home extended an open invitation to the community. The funeral home took on the task of having his military burial approved by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. (Rick West/Daily Herald via AP)