After 73 Years, This Hero Is Finally Home
"In each generation, there are stories of brave Americans who made the ultimate sacrifice, so others could be free.
One of them was U.S. Army Cpl. Luther Herschel Story. This young American went to Korea when he was 18 to fight against the rising tide of communism. He gave his life to defend South Korea, which earned him a Medal of Honor. But his remains were lost for 73 years. Until now.
Cpl. Story earned the Medal of Honor for his ferocious last stand in the turning-point battle of the Korean War. He saved lives among his retreating company.
Remains at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, were determined through DNA research by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to be those of the teenage war hero of two nations…
Cpl. Story will be buried Monday, Memorial Day, with full military honors at Andersonville National Cemetery."
One of them was U.S. Army Cpl. Luther Herschel Story. This young American went to Korea when he was 18 to fight against the rising tide of communism. He gave his life to defend South Korea, which earned him a Medal of Honor. But his remains were lost for 73 years. Until now.
Cpl. Story earned the Medal of Honor for his ferocious last stand in the turning-point battle of the Korean War. He saved lives among his retreating company.
Remains at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, were determined through DNA research by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) to be those of the teenage war hero of two nations…
Cpl. Story will be buried Monday, Memorial Day, with full military honors at Andersonville National Cemetery."
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