On Friday, August Provost, the gay sailor who was killed while on duty at Camp Pendleton, was laid to rest in Houston:
Friends and family praised Provost for his “powerful love” of all people, never caring about sexual orientation or race.
Only one longtime family friend, Allie Harrison, alluded to concern over whether the gay sailor’s death was a hate crime.
. . . A white hearse transporting Provost’s body was escorted by 50 flag-waving motorcyclists from the Patriot Guard to Houston’s National Cemetery after the service. He was buried there in a private service.
Friday also saw a vigil in San Diego held for Provost:
About 100 people gathered along a busy road in Oceanside last night to pay tribute to Navy Seaman August Provost, who was found shot to death at Camp Pendleton last week.
People held signs that read, “One is too many,” along with flowers and candles during a silent vigil. The names of 100 members of the gay community who have died over the past several years were also read aloud as a bell sounded for each one.
Videos of the vigil.
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