“This man was a WW 2 veteran that served honorably. Please see that he gets a proper burial. Thank you! God Bless You!”

It rested on the doorstep of a Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Hurst, Texas seemingly out of nowhere two weeks ago

The aforementioned message on a note with a name — Ollie Worley — inside a cardboard box with dog tags and a bag of the deceased vet’s ashes, startling a cook who first discovered it.

“At first, I was shocked, then I got angry and mad,” Rush Dewade, the post chaplain of the VFW told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram recently.

“Then I realized that whoever dropped [the ashes] off had no idea what to do with them. I took this on to make sure he gets the respect he deserves.”

According to him, soon thereafter he successfully connected with the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and learned that Worley passed away in 1990 and served in the United States military from 1943 to 1945.

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Worley was also eligible, Dewade found, to be interred at Dallas/Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas.

The chaplain arranged a ceremony at the cemetery for 1 p.m. Monday. But the service, Dewade said, wouldn’t be complete without finding someone who knew Worley.

“I’ve been searching all over the internet for his relatives,” Dewade said.

Dewade would like someone to step forward on Worley’s behalf and accept the dog tags and flag.

If you or someone you know has information regarding the World War II vet’s family or background, please contact the Hurst VFW at (817) 282-9071.