He was one of those rare individuals who had a natural and innate capacity to care for others.

His body bearers were all Navy Corpsmen and the Rifle Salute was done by a Marine unit.

These heroes' stories need to be known and remembered.

A legendary Marine is laid to rest with incredible dignity and honor.

Those close to him remember him as a good man, a husband, a father, grandfather and great grandfather.

This soldier's sacrifice saved many lives, but it's his family who must live with the painful reminder of loss.

Everybody was left moved by the experience, from the students to all of the other passengers on board.

Perennially humble, Lipton became a close friend of many successful actors and achieved an impressive collection of awards for his work.

"It has always been my dream since we started this that everybody would be remembered.”

It all started on Feb. 22, 1944, when he was just 8 years old.