Young boys stop bike ride to pay respects to military funeral [Video]

• Two young boys in Indiana were riding their bikes down the street when they saw a military veteran’s funeral.
• The bys jumped off their bikes and stood silently to attention to pay their respects, according to onlookers.
• The boys and their mothers received praises on social media

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Two young boys in Indiana are receiving praises across the internet after paying respects to a military funeral.

According to Jacqi Hornbach, he saw the boys stopping in their tracks to honor a military veteran as a funeral procession was in progress.

Jacqi captured the touching moment during the procession for 89-year-old Charles Everett Yorn of Batesville, Indiana, who passed away on August 29, 2021.

She says the boys were riding their bikes when they saw the funeral. 

“They immediately stopped riding, got off their bikes, and stood with respect as TAPS was being played,” Jacqi wrote on her Facebook post. “I was so proud of these two young men. Their parents should be so proud, and I’m sure the serviceman was in heaven smiling down on them.”

The boys are seen in the photo with their arms behind their backs standing in respect.

“It was as if they didn’t even have to discuss it before doing it,” Jacqi told FOX News. “They knew that’s just what you do when you come across this. It was so natural for them.”

Jacqi added that she too felt inclined to stand up after seeing the boys stop and look on.

“After they did the gun salute, the boys jumped back in their bikes and went on their way,” she said. 

An outpouring of praise for the two boys quickly flooded Jacqui’s page on Facebook after she posted the photo. 

The mother of one of the boys, Cade Mary Elizbeth Lehman, was overwhelmed with the praise for her son and his friend, and thanked members of the community for their kind words.

“These boys were raised right! Thanks to their parents and community,” said Dorothea Martin, while Mike Podner commented: ‘It is [an] honor to see young children act with respect. The results of good parent[ing].”

Jacqi said she initially debated whether or not to post the photos, “but with all the negative things going on, I thought this was needed.”

Thanks, Jacqi. You made the right decision. We all need some heartwarming stories these days.