A group of more than 1,000 strangers gathered together for the funeral of an Army veteran who died alone.

Officials say 77-year-old Peter Turnpu died at his Waterford home last month from natural causes, and had no known relatives and few friends. Funeral director LeRoy Wooster says he was asked to help by a police officer and immediately agreed to put together a service for Turnpu.

POWERFUL Moment! Dozens of strangers show up to a Vietnam Veteran’s Funeral. He had no known family, so a local Funeral Home invited the community to help give him the proper send off. Story @6abc at 6pm. pic.twitter.com/7uLMyzmrl6 — Gray Hall (@GrayHall6abc) January 18, 2019

More than 1,000 were present at the man's funeral in Atco on Friday afternoon to pay their respects.

Wooster says he was able to find out that Turnpu was a veteran of the Vietnam War who received an honorable discharge — making him eligible for a burial with full military honors. Wooster also donated a casket, transportation and services.

Turnpu had no surviving relatives. He came to America from Estonia with his mother and became a citizen in 1954, Wooster said.

Paying respect to local @camdencountynj Vietnam #veteran Peter Turnpu at Brigadier General Doyle Cemetery in Wrightstown. He passed away with no family. Hundreds came out to show their appreciation for this veteran’s service. 🇺🇸 #WelcomeHome #vietnamvet pic.twitter.com/1mmgZSATRb — Freeholder Bill Moen (@BillMoen) January 18, 2019

He served in Vietnam from 1964 to 1966 and was honorably discharged. He had worked as a truck driver for a small South Jersey company. He was married, but divorced in 1980.

“The only papers he saved were his immigration papers for him and his mother from Estonia and the letter from the Veterans Administration hospital,” Wooster said. “There was nothing more recent than 30 or 40 years ago.”

Wooster said Turnpu lived alone in a rented house. He said a neighbor alerted authorities when he hadn’t seen him and his body was discovered shortly afterward on Dec. 9.

Wooster said it took a month to coordinate Turnpu’s burial in a military cemetery.