Veteran Headstones Dirty in Pennsylvania

[@darkangelplays3330]

I'm the great great great great great great great grandson of heinrich lutz who fought in the revolutionary War i thank him and everyone who fought for our freedom

[@rickylandry9979]

Thank you Trae for all that you are doing! Not just the cleaning of the headstone’s, but for starting this movement and getting the younger generation involved in this. Me and my wife have been watching your videos and both think what you are doing is very moving and a great way to show respect to all those brave hero’s that gave there life to make sure we remain a free country. We live about 12 miles north of Boston in Lynn, MA. Here in Lynn we have a beautiful cemetery named Pine Grove cemetery. It’s wall, according to Ripley's Believe It or Not is the “second-longest continuous stone wall in the world,” second only to the Great Wall of China. We were wondering if you were planning on coming to Massachusetts at all? If you ever do, we would love to meet you there. Also we would like to start doing this on our own. Thank you again for all you are doing to pay this much needed respect and bring awareness to these heroes graves, it’s very much appreciated.

[@theyfaceeast]

Hi Ricky. I do plan on visiting the Boston area, but I'm not sure when that will happen. I spent a couple of years at Harvard Business School and my earliest known ancestor to arrive in America was at Cambridge in 1631. I have yet to be discovered family members buried all around Boston, each with an incredible story to learn I'm sure. Thank you for taking up this call to action in your local cemeteries. People like you are how we're going to get this done, one veteran headstone at a time. Please Register as a Volunteer at VeteranGraves.com so I can keep you posted going forward.

[@bernadetteherpakglisan7498]

Yes we love our veterans and I am planning to come and get something together to get this done.... love and prayers God bless Bernadette

[@theyfaceeast]

Thank you Bernadette! If you spread the word in your local community, volunteers will show up to help you clean all the veteran headstones by Memorial Day.

[@garrettbriscoe2000]

Wow our a true American Patriot for the good work you do for so hero’s

[@theyfaceeast]

I'm not sure how many patriotic people have actually cleaned a veteran headstone after watching my videos, but with more than 3.5 million views, and comments made here, I think the number of Volunteers is significant and growing. I hope you will join us and help us spread the word.

[@m74309]

I also clean stones. Not just veterans. We need 1,000's more volunteers such as us.

[@theyfaceeast]

Amen. I focus on government-furnished veteran headstones and grave markers, because they are not private property. They remain federal property, and therefore are immune to the cemetery excuse about not being able to touch private property. I believe that once a Volunteer cleans the veteran headstones in a cemetery, the probability of the cemetery allowing the cleaning of private stones will increase. The cavalry is coming. My videos have been watched more than 3.5 million times now, so volunteers like us are being made aware each and every day. Eventually, we will reach enough Volunteers to clean every veteran headstone by Memorial Day, every Memorial Day, in perpetuity.

[@keatonchaplinfilms1139]

Howdy, Honor Your DNA. it's a particularly lovely video. thank. :)

[@theyfaceeast]

Thank you for the feedback Keaton. I enjoy visiting these sacred places and sharing what I see with others.

[@wendywallace1575]

Love this idea! Thank you so much for starting it. I plan on doing this as soon as the weather here in upstate NY gets warm enough. :)

[@theyfaceeast]

Thank you for helping Wendy! We just need one patriotic person like yourself to get started in each town. If that person spreads the word locally, volunteers will help. I'm just sounding the alarm to raise awareness in hopes that someone in each town will hear, and take action.

[@wendywallace1575]

I love this idea. My daughter and I already go around for “find a grave” to take photos and have been talking about wanting to clean gravestones but didn’t really know how to get started. This has helped a lot so thank you very much! 🇺🇸😉

[@ersnow]

Great job, Trae

[@theyfaceeast]

Thank you!

[@ersnow]

Happy to hear from you.

[@kohnbonn9744]

We care about our vets in Pennsylvania.

[@a1f1l65]

What is the protocol for raising and leveling headstones?

[@theyfaceeast]

I reached out to the National Cemetery Administration last month to request they create a protocol for setting government-furnished veteran headstones and grave markers. I have not yet received an update, but I'm in communications with the same person who delivered the first ever cleaning protocol for me last year, so I'm confident they will follow through. Veteran headstones are produced, then crated, then shipped to the monument company or cemetery where the stone will be set. Currently, the stone arrives with no set of instructions regarding how to properly set the monument, nor how to care for the headstone or grave marker after it is properly set. I envision a day in the near future when every veteran headstone arrives with a set of instructions!

[@Jackalski57]

@@theyfaceeast Thanks, I would be interested in a protocol for this as well! Glad to hear you've discussed this subject with them.

[@starrystarrynight9822]

2:40 Mr. Zipperer you said that if we find a headstone that has exceeded its lifespan, we can order new headstones from V.A.? Does it have to be a cemetery staff person to do that?

[@theyfaceeast]

Google veteran headstone application and you'll find VA Form 40-1330. Read the document word for word and you will know exactly who can order a replacement headstone for a specific veteran depending on the time period in which the veteran served.