Doylestown Veteran To Be Given Final Salute At Washington Crossing Cemetery

UPPER MAKEFIELD, PA — Two veterans will be given the final salute during this week's Unaccompanied Veterans Service at Washington Crossing National Cemetery.

The Bucks County Coroner's Office will be interring the remains of James Earl Jackson, U.S. Army (PVT) from Doylestown Township, at the committal service. Born in 1955, Jackson died in 2026.

Also being interred will be the remains of Albert J. Oliveri, PFC, U.S. Army, from Montgomery County. Born in 1935, he died in 2013.

During the ceremony, both names will be read aloud and the Pennsylvania Military Honors team will present an American flag on behalf of each veteran. A rifle salute and live TAPS will be provided. After the ceremony, the veterans will be laid to rest in their own niche in the columbarium.

The ceremony will be held at 830 Highland Road, Newtown 18940 on Thursday, June 25, promptly at 2 p.m. at the cemetery, 830 Highland Road, Newtown.

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An unaccompanied veteran burial is a military funeral for a deceased service member who has no known next of kin, or whose family members are unable to attend the interment.

To ensure no veteran is laid to rest alone, local volunteers, veteran service organizations (VSOs), and honor guards step in to provide full, dignified military honor.

The public is invited and encouraged to attend the ceremony.