Teens at a Michigan high school are paying one final, remarkable tribute to the nation’s fallen soldiers.

A service team at the University of Detroit Jesuit High School is calling on students to serve as pallbearers at the funerals of unclaimed, homeless veterans. The pilot program had its first outreach on Oct. 20, with six juniors and seniors from the high school in attendance to honor the lives of three fallen Detroit military members.

“The students have come to understand that it is not our place to judge someone and their circumstances in life, but rather to celebrate and respect the dignity of that person’s life,” Todd Wilson, director of Service at U of D Jesuit, told The Huffington Post.

The school, located in Detroit with a student body of about 900 male students in grades 7-12, launched the pallbearer program as part of its service team, the Ignatian Service Corps. Working with the nearby Desmond Funeral Homes, student leaders developed training sessions to best prepare participants for the program.

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