Thursday, 4 July 2013

U.S. soldier missing in Vietnam since 1970 laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery

July 4

An American soldier, who died while serving his country in the Vietnam War, was finally laid to rest Tuesday at Arlington National Cemetery. The remains of Army Spc. John L. Burgess were buried along...

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Missing untraced till July 15 will be presumed dead

July 4

The Uttarakhand government on Thursday decided to presume dead those missing in the flood-ravaged state if they remain untraced till July 15 and asked officials to remain vigilant in the wake of warning...

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Bodies of hundreds of China’s Korean War dead could be returned home

July 4

The remains of hundreds of Chinese soldiers killed in the Korean War may finally return home, 60 years after an armistice ended the fighting. On a recent visit to China, South Korean President Park...

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Missing RAF airman to be finally laid to rest

July 4

When Lancaster ED470 was shot down over Holland on its way home from a bombing raid in 1944, among the six men on board to be killed was Flying Officer Derek Heather. The 22-year-old bomb aimer...

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Kedarnath valley to be fumigated due to foul smell of bodies

July 4

As the rotten smell of decomposed bodies, animal carcasses and floating wood makes it difficult for rescuers to remove the dead buried under mounds of rubble in Kedarnath Valley, the Uttarakhand government...

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