Thursday, September 29, 2011

Vietnam Veteran Pays Respects at Soldier’s Funeral

Vietnam Veteran Pays Respects at Soldier’s Funeral

Reported by: Melissa Correa
September 28, 2011
MISSION - Victor Romo never met Staff Sgt. Estevan Altamirano, who was killed in Iraq. That didn't stop him from grieving.

He quietly crept into an Edinburg church. He witnessed true devotion to a son, father, husband and soldier.

“This morning I was thinking we were in the same steps because when I went to Vietnam, I was married. I had a wife,” says Romo.

Romo put himself in the shoes of Altamirano. He felt the grief and pain. With a simple gesture, Romo became connected.
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