Military Honors For 2 Bristol Township Veterans At Thursday Service

LEVITTOWN, PA —Two Bristol Township veterans will receive full military honors when their unclaimed remains are laid to rest during a ceremony at Washington Crossing Thursday.

The Bucks County Coroner's Office will hold an Unattended Veterans Service at Washington Crossing National Cemetery at 2 p.m. Thursday.

Bucks County Coroner Meredith Buck said her office will be interring four unclaimed veterans of Bucks County with full military honors.

The public is invited to attend the ceremony at 830 Highland Road in Newtown.

The veterans include:

• Albert Reamy, U.S. Navy (Rank: SA) (World War II Era), from Bristol Township
• Stephen Williams, U.S. Air Force (Rank: AMN) (Vietnam War Era), from Bristol Township
• Lee Schantz, U.S. Army (Rank: PV2) (Persian Gulf War Era), from Springfield Township
• Richard Wilburn, U.S. Marine (Rank: PVT), from Quakertown Borough

During the ceremony, the veterans’ names will be read, and the Pennsylvania Military Honors team will present the flag on the behalf of the veterans.

A rifle salute and live Taps will be provided.

After the ceremony, the veterans will each be placed in their own niche in the columbarium which will be engraved with “Gone But, Not Forgotten.”

This will be the last Unattended Veterans Service held this year at Washington Crossing National Cemetery. Services will resume in January 2023.