West Virginia State Trooper, Richard Paynter was just doing his job blocking an intersection for a funeral procession in Oceana, West Virginia, but went beyond the scope of his assignment and stood at attention, then saluted the cortege.
Tonjia Ray-Tompkins snapped the photo and posted it to her Facebook page.
West Virginians are good people!
Tonjia Ray-Tompkins
‘I posted this because I wanted people to see my hometown for what it still is…………It is a community where people care about each other. This loved one that was being laid to rest wasn’t the mayor, she wasn’t a town council member, she wasn’t a member of law enforcement.’
Calamity Jane