Hundreds attend funeral of 'abandoned' Vietnam veteran

A military hero with no known family was honored Saturday by several hundred strangers at a church in Indianapolis in a show of support.

Glenn Shelton, 68, died Nov. 26 and earned a Purple Heart while serving with the Marines during the Vietnam War, according to his obituary.

Shelton had no known family and is formerly of Louisville, Ky., according to Indiana Funeral Care. It's unknown how he got to Indiana.

Indiana Funeral Care organized Saturday’s funeral service by spreading the word on social media, which grew so popular the ceremony had to be moved to a bigger venue.

Besides the hundreds who attended the ceremony Saturday to pay their respects, Shelton's online obituary also contained comments from people thanking him for his service and paying their respects.

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