7. Know the people you clean.
Along with these before and after pictures that Andrew posts on his Facebook, he also provides brief descriptions of the person whose grave he restored. He does research on the people who rest beneath the tombstones in a way he keeps their graves and the memories of them alive.
8. Without any connection
Andrew doesn’t have any connections with the people whose graves he restores. He learns everything he knows about them after he does research on them. Even though these fallen heroes have no connection with Andrew, he has spent the last 5 years restoring their tombstones to the best of his ability.
9. Honor for the one honoring.
Andrew was honored by the Department of Veteran Affairs for his efforts in restoring their tombstones. He doesn’t just clean the tombstones, Andrew carefully brushes and details every single inch of the tombstones. As said before, this process takes months to accomplish, but the results are well worth it.
10. Not only national recognition.
Not only does the Department of Veteran Affairs acknowledge Andrew for restoring the graves, but the families of the deceased are even more grateful. Andrew receives many phone calls and comments from families who are unable to make it to the cemetery where their loved ones lay. Because of this, they are unable to take care of the graves themselves. Since Andrew takes care of these tombstones for them, they look at him as an angel sent down by God.
11. Andrew’s outlook on the whole thing.
For Andrew, doing this work is not only an extremely good deed, but it is like a history lesson. Many of the people whose graves he restores aren’t in history books. However, he can learn quite a bit from their gravestones and the research he does on them after the restoration. Andrew comments that people think they have it tough, but the people of the graves that he cleans died for a purpose, and many of them have been forgotten.
12. The Good Cemeterian.
Andrew is proud that he can bring life back to the tombstones of the deceased. He believes that his work can not only bring their graves to the light of day, but can also spread awareness and appreciation for the fallen that have been forgotten. His work is an inspiration to many, and for good reason. Without Andrew, many of these graves and fallen veterans could have been lost in history forever.
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Want to help our Veterans? Here Are A Couple Places To Start:
https://www.vfw.org/
https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/
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