Posted on 04/15/2015 11:49:15 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Fifteen years ago, Indiana couple Denise Jones and her husband purchased two missing in action bracelets to help veterans. Over the years the name Bunyan Price Jr. became part of their lives. Often wearing the bracelet, Jones couldn't help but wonder about him. She even sought out his name.
"We had seen his name on the traveling wall." Jones said.
News of the emotional homecoming last week traveled all over the world through the internet. Jones and her husband watched the news report on WCNC.com.
"The name was just ringing a bell with me. And I told my husband go find our bracelets, and he found the bracelets and it was that young man," Jones said. "Oh, it just made my hairs on the back of my neck stand up. It was just unbelievable. I'm so grateful he finally came home."
Price's sister Brenda Harris is grateful that others would love her brother in this way. Harris says the family will accept the bracelet.
"I sure would. It would be an honor to get that," Harris said. "Never, did I think we would ever get him back. But we did, we finally did. I'm so happy we did, and laid him to rest with Mom and Dad."
Jones is grateful the missing hero is at peace.
"It will mean everything to us to be able to do that to let them know we had him in our hearts and was hoping for him to be returned home." Jones said.
What a great story.
Yes it is.
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