Cross posted from The American Legion.<\/p>\n
The world generally breaks down into two types of people to me, those who do the right thing without expecting anything from it, and those who don’t. \u00a0Meet Kenneth Varnes, one of the first group:<\/a><\/p>\n Kenneth Varnes was driving along a road in Killeen, Texas, on Friday when he noticed a funeral procession on the other side of the road passing by.<\/p>\n With a long line of patrol cars and vehicles with American flags hanging from their side windows, Varnes, a Fort Hood soldier, knew it must be for a fallen veteran<\/a>. It was pouring rain and the sky roared with thunder, but Varnes felt compelled to do something.<\/p>\n So he pulled over, got out of his truck and saluted the veteran \u2014 until the very last patrol car passed.<\/p>\n Local resident Zachary Rummings happened to spot Varnes, standing at attention in the rain, from across the street. He shared a picture of the moment with a local Facebook group, asking members of the community if they recognized him.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n They did, and he seemed bemused that anyone even bothered to think that he would act differently.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is probably going to make someone\u2019s day, seeing me stand here, and I know how it is to go through a tough time like that, and I really just did it just to make someone\u2019s day, that was it,\u201d Varnes told CBS Waco affiliate KWTX<\/a>.<\/p>\n The rain was pouring when Varnes first stepped out of his pickup, but as the cars passed it reduced to a light drizzle.<\/p>\n \u201cAs soon as I got back in the truck, it poured again, which was really cool,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n While many praised the man for his inspiring and patriotic act, Varnes said it was just his natural response. He still doesn\u2019t know who the veteran was, nor does he know his story, but that doesn\u2019t matter.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t care if they were 80 years old, they were in World War II, they were in Vietnam, they were in Iraq, I don\u2019t care if they were 20,\u201d Varnes told KWTX.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Here’s the video a local station did:
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