WWII Marine is laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery almost 78 years after his remains went missing

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A Marine who died in World War II was finally laid to rest in Arlington National Cemetery Wednesday after his remains had been unaccounted for since his death at 19.

Marine Corps Reserve Pfc. Harold W. Hayden of Norwood, Ohio, died on the third day of the Battle of Tarawa on November 22, 1943, according to a news release from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency . "It's been a long journey for the family, in terms of he's been missing for almost 78 years," Warren Hayden, Harold's half-brother told CNN."It's an exhilarating feeling to know that he has been brought home.

A pilot who died in WWII has finally been laid to rest in his Maine hometownIn March 2019, remains from an excavation were sent to the DPAA Laboratory in Pearl Harbor to be tested, and the identity of Hayden's remains were confirmed using dental and anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial and material evidence, according to the DPAA. Hayden was officially deemed"recovered" by the DPAA in March 2020 and qualified to be buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

 

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That is awesome

Welcome home marine! RIP.

I’ve got them.

WWII was a pure waste that will happen again and again until you understand that it was opposing capitalism vs. capitalism: liberal capitalism against capitalism less liberal (i.e., minus the Jews deemed too liberal).

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Thats why I took my man outta Durham North Carolina; away from tax cult shit.

Rest in peace hero

That’s nice.

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