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White House Petition Demands Cadet Peter Wang Receive a Full Honors Military Burial
by Editorial Staff
February 17, 2018February 18, 2018
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Peter Wang was a 15-year-old student at Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
He was one of the 17 adults and children killed in the massacre on February 14.
An ROTC member, Wang had been wearing his uniform that day. When the shooting broke out, he was seen holding the doors for students escaping so that they could flee to safety.
“He is so brave. He is the person who is genuinely kind to everyone. He doesn’t care about popularity. He always liked to cheer people up. He is like the big brother everyone wished they had,’’ Chen told the Sun Sentinel. “I feel the family can never be the same.”
Aaron Chen, Wang’s cousin, shared similar sentiments. “He wasn’t supposed to die. He was supposed to grow old with me,” he told First Coast News.
Chino Leong, who is a close friend of Wang’s family has started a GoFundMe memorial fund for Peter Wang. All the money will be donated to Stoneman Douglas High School’s ROTC program.
“They want to insure that future generation of kids are taught the same values that the program has instilled in Peter.” Leong wrote.
A petition has also been launched demanding the White House to give Cadet Peter Wang a Full Honors Military Burial. The petition page statement says:
“Peter Wang, 15, was one of the students killed in Florida this past week. He was a Jrotc Cadet who was last seen, in uniform, holding doors open and thus allowing other students, teachers, and staff to flee to safety. Wang was killed in the process. His selfless and heroic actions have led to the survival of dozens in the area. Wang died a hero, and deserves to be treated as such, and deserves a full honors military burial.”
Peter’s Funeral will be held at the following address. It’s opened to the public:
Kraeer Funeral Home
1655 N University Dr
Coral Springs, Fl 33071
Tuesday 2/20/18 11am-2pm
GoFundMe Link <—-
White House Petition Link <—-
https://taskandpurpose.com/peter-wang-florida-shooting-memorial/
How You Can Honor Hero JROTC Cadet Peter Wang, No Matter Where You Are
By Jared Keller
on February 19, 2018
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Peter Wang gave his life to save his fellow classmates when a disgraced former student opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, on Feb. 14, but hundreds of service members and veterans across the U.S. are working to ensure that the JROTC cadet’s sacrifice is remembered forever.
After reports emerged that the 15-year-old freshman was last seen alive wearing his JROTC uniform while holding the door for other Stoneman Douglas students to escape, the moderators of r/military — Reddit’s main military forum — immediately began working behind the scenes to honor Wang’s heroism.
“We saw so many posts by people who wanted to step up and come together as a community to provide support for the family,” rbevans, a r/military moderator, former Army fuel specialist, and Iraq veteran who asked not to be identified by name, told Task & Purpose in a phone interview.
The outpouring of support was immediate and tremendous.
“[The moderators] started with nothing,” rbevans said. “Within a few hours, we had folks stepping up for a color guard team, to send interpreters for mourners, folks reaching out to the Army band. People are passing this up the chain of command across all branches.”
Related: A JROTC Freshman Sacrificed Himself To Help Classmates Escape During Florida Shooting »
While the Wang family plans on a JROTC honor guard at Peter’s funeral on Feb. 20, they told the r/military organizers that they “would love if there could be a military presence,” they wrote in a recent update. And for those unable to attend the memorial ceremonies for Peter, r/military has provided details on how well-wishers can send patches or challenge coins to the Wang family as a sign of respect for their son’s sacrifice.
“Giving someone a patch or a challenge coin is an honor, a sign of appreciation and respect for a serious achievement,” rbevans told Task & Purpose. “JROTC isn’t technically part of the military, but what Peter Wang did truly exemplifies and embodies that highest value of selfless service.”
Here’s how you can help honor Peter Wang and his family:
Attend the memorial services: Here’s the official information, courtesy of the Wang family:
Funeral services for Peter Wang will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 20th from 11:00am-2pm at Kraeer Funeral Home, 1655 N. University Dr., Coral Springs, 33071. 954-753-8960.
Burial to follow afterwards at Star Of David Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 7701 Bailey Rd., North Lauderdale, 33068. 954-722-9000.
Peter’s family invites everyone to join them after the burial service at Miyako Japanese & Seafood Buffet, 1157 S. Federal Highway, Pompano Beach, 33062. 954-783-8883.
Send a patch or challenge coin: The moderators of r/military created a pop-up submission form for service members and vets to register before receiving a mailing address for the collection of unit patches or challenge coins. Though the form was closed due to volume after a whopping 276 submissions in 24 hours, r/military offered to reopen submissions when reached by Task & Purpose and is reachable through Reddit’s messaging system here.
Donate to Peter’s JROTC program: As Task & Purpose previously reported, the Broward County school system’s JROTC program boasts an average enrollment of 7,650 students annually across 28 of its 34 high schools. The family told r/military that the proceeds from a Peter Wang Memorial Fund GoFundMe campaign, established by family friend Chino Loeng, would go to supporting the program Wang attended at Stoneman Douglas.
“The family is overwhelmed by the level of support from everyone and wants to ensure that future kids get the level of support that Peter received from JROTC,” a family representative told r/military.
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Peter Wang: Petition seeks full honors military funeral for Douglas JROTC cadet who 'died a hero'
Peter Wang was a freshman and member of the ROTC program at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. He was remembered as a brave teen who was seen holding the door open for others during the shooting.
Larry BarszewskiContact ReporterSouth Florida Sun Sentinel
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Marjory Stoneman Douglas High student Peter Wang died in his JROTC uniform Wednesday helping others escape the gunfire at the school. Now a move is underway to see that he receives a military funeral for his effort.
A petition has been filed at WhiteHouse.gov with a “We the People” request to “Allow for Cadet Peter Wang to receive a Full Honors Military Burial.” The creator of the petition is identified as “C.K.”
As of Sunday night, 17,738 people had signed the petition on behalf of Wang, 15, but it needs 100,000 signatures for there to be a response from the White House. There were reports of some people not being able to sign the petition.
The petition says: “He was a JROTC Cadet who was last seen, in uniform, holding doors open and thus allowing other students, teachers, and staff to flee to safety. Wang was killed in the process. His selfless and heroic actions have led to the survival of dozens in the area. Wang died a hero, and deserves to be treated as such, and deserves a full honors military burial.”
He wanted to attend the U.S. Military Academy West Point.
Wang’s funeral is scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday at Kraeer Funeral Home, 1655 N. University Drive in Coral Springs. He will be laid to rest at Bailey Memorial Gardens in North Lauderdale.
For more information on the petition, click here.
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