{"id":28140,"date":"2019-12-16T21:53:34","date_gmt":"2019-12-16T21:53:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/12\/16\/hundreds-attend-funeral-for-slain-sailor\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:31:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:31:07","slug":"hundreds-attend-funeral-for-slain-sailor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2019\/12\/16\/hundreds-attend-funeral-for-slain-sailor\/","title":{"rendered":"Hundreds attend funeral for slain sailor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SAVANNAH, Ga. \u2014 One of the young Navy sailors killed in a Saudi gunman\u2019s attack at a Florida base had boundless energy and a fierce loyalty to family and friends in Georgia that will make him \u201cthe most amazing guardian angel,\u201d some of those closest to the slain sailor told hundreds at his funeral Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Roughly 400 people, including dozens of uniformed service members, gathered at a Savannah church to remember 21-year-old Naval Aircrewman Mechanical 3rd Class<\/a> Cameron Scott Walters of neighboring Richmond Hill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His casket, draped with an American flag, stood at the front of a stage adorned with Christmas trees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Walters was among three sailors killed Dec. 6 when the gunman opened fire at Naval Air Station Pensacola. Federal authorities said the gunman also wounded eight other people in the rampage before a sheriff\u2019s deputy killed him. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The slain sailor\u2019s father, Shane Walters, has said his son had recently arrived in Florida<\/a> after completing boot camp and was standing watch at the entrance of a classroom building where the attack occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\t