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Remains of Central PA Korean War Veteran Will Be Laid to Rest After 72 Years

"The Column," a series of statues which form part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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"The Column," a series of statues which form part of the Korean War Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

A Lancaster County family will finally have the chance to lay to rest one of their own who went missing 72 years ago in the Korean War. WITF’s Jeremy Long details why the family is grateful he is finally coming home.

Read the full story at: https://www.witf.org/2022/08/17/72-years-after-his-death-korean-war-soldier-idd-as-central-pa-native/

(Original air-date: 8/30/22)

Jeremy Long has been working as a journalist since 2002. He spent most of his career in newspapers.