Nearly 100 veterans, local leaders, family, and friends gathered at the Bakersfield National Cemetery on Wednesday to say goodbye to seven servicemen and women whom they never met.
Bakersfield National Cemetery provides services for service members who arrive unaccompanied. It's a service the cemetery provides several times a year.
Nearly 100 people, including scores of veterans, were happy to stand in as family and friends as seven deceased military veterans were honored at the Unaccompanied Veterans Ceremony held at Bakersfield National Cemetery.