Remembering Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action
Prisoners of War (POW) and those Missing in Action (MIA) were honored and remembered in La Crosse on Monday.
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Prisoners of War (POW) and those Missing in Action (MIA) were honored and remembered in La Crosse on Monday.
A U.S. Army soldier from Massachusetts reported missing in action while his unit was involved in fighting against German forces in Italy during World War II has been accounted for. Military officials said Tuesday that the remains of Pvt. Wing O. Hom were identified in April using both anthropological and mitochondrial DNA analysis. The 20-year-old Boston resident went missing in February 1944 during fighting near the town of Cisterna di Latina, south of Rome. Unidentified remains recovered from the battlefield were disinterred in 2021 and determined to belong to Hom.
This weekend, many will memorialize those killed while defending our country's freedom. And for families who lost loved ones, it can be a tough time.
An Indiana soldier killed during the Korean War has finally come home and will be put to rest in March.
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