| U.S. military buries airmen killed in 1965 crash |
| Written by MATTHEW BARAKAT, Associated Press |
| Monday, 09 July 2012 15:20 |
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ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Nearly 47 years after their plane went down during a combat mission over Laos, six airmen have received a burial with full military honors at Arlington National Cemetery. The ceremony that prompted a variety of reactions from the family members who were there to remember their loved ones. The charred remains of the six airmen — identified not through DNA matches but through dental records, personal items and other circumstantial evidence — were buried in a single casket. The remains are representative of six Air Force servicemen: Col. Joseph Christiano of Rochester, N.Y.; Col. Derrell B. Jeffords of Florence, S.C.; Lt. Col. Dennis L. Eilers of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Chief Master Sgt. William K. Colwell of Glen Cove, N.Y.; Chief Master Sgt. Arden K. Hassenger of Lebanon, Ore.; and Chief Master Sgt. Larry C. Thornton of Idaho Falls, Idaho. Copyright 2012 The Associated Press. |
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