Judges, politicians, motorcycle gangs, and many, many vets, all showed up to send Joseph Walker off.

Jackson was a veteran of WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.

Perhaps less than a dozen code talkers are still alive today.

"Rest in peace, comrade. You shall not be forgotten," said Retired Major General Marvin Back.

The aged veteran would have turned 113 on his May 11 birthday in 2019.

"My fear was here's this man among strangers. They don't know him. They don't understand who he is and he can't tell them."

After days of searching, the tanker plane they were traveling in was never found.

Maiko served in 6 tours of Afghanistan, and he served them all with courage.

Gary Sinise, best-known for his role as Lieutenant Dan Taylor in the 1994 film adaptation of Forrest Gump, has done what may be thought of as the impossible for many children this Christmas season.

In his last update, the Major wrote, "Another month has flown by since my last update. Things are going great..."