Bernalillo County holds funeral for 50 unclaimed veterans

Bernalillo County officials honored 50 military veterans on Thursday whose cremated remains went unclaimed. The Forgotten Heroes Funeral at Legacy Church East Campus allowed community members to stand in place of the missing family of the fallen.

Following the morning ceremony, handmade urns holding the unclaimed remains were escorted in hearses led by law enforcement. The veterans were buried at Santa Fe National Cemetery with full military honors.