HOYLETON, Ill. - As the war in Afghanistan comes to a close a local restaurant’s silent tribute to the 13 service members killed at Kabul Airport has quickly gone viral.

If you drive down Illinois Rt. 177 SSgt. Jordan Emerick Memorial Highway will take you to the town of Hoyleton.

“It’s a small, very small, farming community,” said Tina Kretzer.

“The military is very important to us and our community,” said LD Kretzer.

Kretzer’s Bar & Grill is Hoyleton’s only restaurant.

“We have sometimes on the weekends up to a three-hour wait,” said Tina Kretzer.

The restaurant is closed on Tuesday, but there’s still one table inside that’s occupied.

“People are giving their lives for our country for the freedom that we have,” said LD Kretzer. “They’re giving their all for us. Some of these service members are only 20 years old and their life is gone for us.”

A picture of Kretzer’s tribute to the 13 service members recently killed in Kabul quickly went viral online.

“Whenever we were putting it out a lot of our employees started crying because it touches their heart,” said Tina Kretzer.

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