Killed in action the week before, the body of Sergeant First Class John C. Beale was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City , Georgia , just south of Atlanta , on June 11, 2009 . The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough , Georgia . A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time.
Please watch this amazing tribute to one of our fallen heroes. Just this past week I did a devotion about the song Taps. It was written by a young Confederate soldier who was actually found by his Union Father. Upon hearing the moans of a soldier, the father braved the gunfire and tried to “rescue” the fallen man, not knowing whether it was a Union soldier or a Confederate soldier. Unfortunately the young man didn’t make it. It wasn’t until daylight the next day that he realized that this was his son who had gone South to study music and had joined the Confederate Army. When asked if he could honor his son at his funeral, he was given permission to have one musician play the notes that were found in the pocket of the young man. His father chose a bugler to play the song. The rest is history……At the end of this video you will hear the haunting melody of Taps…..Karen
Killed in action the week before, the body of *Staff Sergeant First Class John C. Beale* was returned to Falcon Field in Peachtree City , Georgia , just south of Atlanta , on June 11, 2009. The Henry County Police Department escorted the procession to the funeral home in McDonough , Georgia . A simple notice in local papers indicated the road route to be taken and the approximate time. This was filmed during the procession by a State Trooper.
