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baldeagle
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 Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:27 pm Post subject: Family honors vet found after 40 years |
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| Quote: | | Nearly 40 years after Naval Chief Roland Pineau vanished on his third tour in Vietnam, his remains were identified and confirmed by the Defense Department this summer, allowing his family to finally claim his remains and bury him. |
http://detroitnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071026/METRO/710260369/1408/LOCAL
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| Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Nice that his people have some closure now.
They belong walking on or planted in American soil. Nothing less. |
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streetsweeper95B
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Excellent, most excellent! May God bless the families!
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dusty
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| Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2007 12:02 am Post subject: |
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Glad to see the family will finally have some closure.
There are some more of these 'never found' vets still out there. Hopefully one day.....
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