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Navy JROTC Honor Guard helps with U.S. Army veteran's flag burial services
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By Nancy Fassbender
On Feb, 25, we had the honor of being part of the flag burial services for Wyburn George Sonne, a veteran of the U.S. Army who passed away.
Pfc. Sonne was a veteran and served in Kyoto, Japan, in World War II and served in the Korean War. He was born in Manitoba, Canada, on Feb. 25, 1929. He would have been 91 years of age.
He is survived by his wife Nancy; four children (Cynthia, Christine, Cheri and Michael); four grandchildren (Darrick, Todd, Erin and Kelly); and nine great-grandchildren (Riley, Addison, Jordan, Maddisen, Austin, Jakub, Mikayla, Cailyn and Carter).
Lt. Cmdr Gary Lock (U.S. Navy-Ret.) and his Navy Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps from Apache Junction High School Honor Guard performed the services.
Thank you to the Navy JROTC who came together to ensure this veteran was honored.
I was contacted by Christine Garrett asking me if there was a proper way for the American flag to be folded. They had received her father’s ashes and an American flag, which was not tri-folded. They had not had a memorial service for her father.
I contacted Gary Lock and he told me that the Navy JROTC would be honored to do the flag burial services for her father.
They did such an excellent job. I am proud and honored to have been a spectator of this service.
Editor's note: Nancy Fassbender is a board member of the Pinal County Veterans Memorial Foundation.
