Yea, that is a great story. He felt the need to go and connected it to his older half-brother being passing away recently. They said his brother fought in Iraq but never said if he died there or back here. The kids father told him not to leave the house but he didn’t listen and went anyway. Tied his own tie and rode his bike 2 miles to the wake. The Worchester PD was able to get him in the back of a rescue vehicle to ride in the funeral procession the other day. It's always good to hear stories like this that result from tragedy
Boy earns special spot in procession - BostonHerald.com