BARAGA -- The Westboro Baptist Church issued a press release to TV6 Monday morning announcing they would be "preaching in respectful, lawful proximity" at the Memorial of SPC Robert L. Voakes, Jr. in Baraga Monday morning.
There were no demonstrators at the funeral or cemetery Monday or at any of the events Saturday and Sunday.
We'll have a full story shortly about the Patriot Guard Riders and the role they've taken on to protect military families and communities from these kinds of demonstrations. We'll also have more details about the current military funeral protest laws.