The only way to cope with the evil of something like the Parkland school shooting is to find the heroic moments. Despite the attempt by the left to smear the JROTC for the shooting, the story of Peter Wang stands above such ugly insinuations.

Wang is the 15 year old freshman who died saving other students.

A JROTC Freshman Sacrificed Himself To Help Classmates Escape During Florida Shooting https://t.co/JtnmfCDIdJ pic.twitter.com/9tq1yUT4IZ

— Task & Purpose (@TaskandPurpose) February 16, 2018

His name was #PeterWang and he was 15 years old.

Let’s make his name the one we remember from yesterday’s tragedy. https://t.co/Y0IJBMIUlo

— Frank Luntz (@FrankLuntz) February 16, 2018

And now a petition has begun to give this young man a burial with full military honors.

Wang was one of 14 beloved students killed in the Feb. 14 shooting rampage. The 15-year-old student was a JROTC cadet, last seen in uniform holding a door open so others could escape the attack. Wang’s noble actions during those harrowing moments have been shared far and wide on social media, and many people have signed a White House petition is calling for a full honors military burial for the fallen cadet.

“His selfless and heroic actions have led to the survival of dozens in the area,” the petition reads. “Wang died a hero, and deserves to be treated as such, and deserves a full honors military burial.”

Peter Wang died wearing his JROTC shirt, and will be receiving JROTC honors at his funeral.

Multiple witnesses describe Wang wearing his gray JROTC shirt and helping hold open the door for his fellow classmates, allowing them to escape before him, when he was shot and killed.

“He is so brave,” Wang’s cousin Lin Chen told the Sun Sentinel, noting that she was not surprised to hear of his heroism. “He is the person who is genuinely kind to everyone. He doesn’t care about popularity. He always liked to cheer people up. He is like the big brother everyone wished they had.”

Members of r/military, the forum on the Reddit website dedicated to discussion of military issues, started brainstorming ideas to honor Wang yesterday.

As a cadet in the JROTC, Wang was not yet an official member of the United States military, and so would not be entitled to the military funeral honors offered to service members and veterans, but his school’s JROTC have a protocol to conduct the funeral service and provide an honor guard.

And so the petition was created in hopes of giving the young man the honors that he certainly earned.

JROTC freshman Peter Wang may not have actually served in the U.S. armed forces, but that's not stopping the members of r/military from arranging a uniformed presence at his funeral https://t.co/vtEaGuool4 pic.twitter.com/SVNZ1sUpuN

— Jared Keller (@jaredbkeller) February 17, 2018

I’m crying. This young man brought honor to himself, his family, and the JROTC.

— Wandering (@Unicorn36902) February 17, 2018

Wang’s funeral will be next Tuesday, and veterans have made plans to show up in uniform to the service, or send patches or coins to his family.

Marine Veteran here. If there family sees this I want them to know I would have been honored to serve with this brave young man! He showed leadership and true valor! He should be given a full military funeral. God bless and Semper Fidelis!

— Daniel Coleman (@Daniel_usmc2001) February 18, 2018

Even if a funeral with full military honors isn’t given to Peter Wang, it will certainly be a testament to his bravery and a comfort to his family to know that so many veterans consider his actions to be worthy of honor.