
CAMDEN, Ark. — They lined up about 10 yards apart along the four-mile route from Army Spc. Jonathan Cheatham’s high school to Memorial Park Cemetery, each with hand on heart and clutching an American flag.
They came on Sunday to honor Cheatham, waving their flags as his funeral procession passed.
The 19-year-old was killed in an ambush in Baghdad on July 26.
“He died for our freedom, for our country,” said Carolyn Wilson of Camden, a yellow ribbon tied atop the flag she held as she stood on the roadside. “It was something he chose to do, and not something he was made to do.”
About 700 gathered for Cheatham’s funeral at his alma mater,...