That photo of a soldier saluting a funeral procession in the rain? He's from Tennessee.

A photo currently shared more than 130,000 times online featuring a soldier saluting a passing funeral procession in the rain in Kentucky has a Tennessee connection.

The photo features Col. Jack L. Usrey, the senior Army adviser to the adjutant general at Tennessee National Guard, according to a release.

The photo of Usrey was taken July 6 near Fort Knox, Kentucky. Erin Hester of Vine Grove took the photo that was shared on Facebook and Instagram more than 133,000 times, had 187,000 likes and has 8,600 comments at the time of the release.

“I didn’t really think,” said Usrey. “I just did what my parents taught me to do growing up.”

“I stopped, got out, saluted the police escort and held my salute as the hearse and family passed by, then went on my way and didn’t give it a second thought.”

The photo has also been featured on a number of news sites.

In her Facebook post, Ms. Hester said, “I was so completely touched by this today. A funeral procession was passing by and this soldier got out of his jeep to stand at attention in the pouring rain. I always get frustrated when I see cars that don't pull to the side and stop for a procession, but this gentleman went above and beyond. I feel pretty confident that there isn't a military rule that soldiers have to do this. This made my heart happy to see the amount of respect that this gentleman showed a family that he doesn't even know.”

The TNARNG is based in Nashville.

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Jake Lowary covers veterans and military affairs for the USA Today Network. Reach him at 931-237-1583 or follow him on Twitter @JakeLowary.