Posted on 06/19/2018 7:39:56 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
A Cedar Rapids family finally has closure for a loved one lost in a war decades ago. Sgt. Donald L. Baker was laid to rest on Tuesday with full military honors.
Baker joined the Army right out of high school in Thornton, Arkansas. He was listed originally as missing in action following a battle in Haman, South Korea in 1950. U.S. military officials made a positive identification of his remains only last winter.
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RIP.
Welcome home, soldier. RIP.
American hero.
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