A homeless Marine who died of terminal cancer received his dying wish to be buried in a uniform he could never afford to own . Donnie Loneman , 59 , had been living on the streets of Oklahoma City for the last decade when doctors gave him three weeks to live . Loneman , who had loved being a Marine , asked for three things : to be buried in dress blues , with a 'high and tight ' Marine haircut and a corps flag for his casket . Scroll down for video . Donnie Loneman , a homless Marine who had been living on the streets of Oklahoma City for the last decade , requested that he be buried in dress blues after he was diagnosed with terminal cancer . Loneman , 59 , also asked to be given a Marine 'high and tight ' haircut and to be buried with the corps flag . The Oklahoma City Veterans Affair Medical Center put the word out and a number of veteran organizations banded together to make Loneman 's wish come true . A flag and the dress blues were donated , and the foundations also paid for Loneman 's funeral expenses and gave him an honor guard for his burial , according to KOCO-TV . Loneman , who was Native American , was beloved by the local veteran affairs organization , who knew him to have ' a good heart ' and a 'great sense of humor ' . 'We get guys like him once in a blue moon , who really make a difference for everyone here , ' said Christine Cleary , who worked with the medical center . The Oklahoma City Veterans Affair put the word out and a number of veteran organizations banded together to make Loneman 's wish come true . His funeral was also paid for and he received an honor guard for his burial . Even as the organization fought to get Loneman off the street , he would say the aid should be given to a veteran who needed more help than him . As one friend recalled in a letter , Loneman had grit . When she worried about him living out in the cold he simply responded that Marines are tough . 'We can take it , ' she recalled him saying . 'We can take anything . ' Loneman was n't even afraid of death . He told Cleary he was happy because he knew he was going to heaven , where he would get to see his mother and the Marines . 'He said `` I 'm going to enter the gates , and I 'm going to tell all the Marines that are standing there that they 're relieved of their duty , and I 'm going to take their place '' ' , Cleary recalled him saying . 'And I 'll stand there until my arm gets tired , and another Marine comes . ' Loneman , who was Native American , was beloved by the local veteran affairs organization , who knew him to have ' a good heart ' and a 'great sense of humor '
captain Loneman had been living on Oklahoma City streets for last months . After he was given three weeks to live , he also requested to be given a Marine ' high and tight ' haircut and a red flag for his casket . civic organizations gathered together and also arranged for his funeral and gave him an honor guard for burial . Loneman said he was ' ready to go ' and that he knew he would see a Marine standing guard at ' the gates ' of Heaven .