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WWII GI's Remains Come Home for Burial
Fox News ^
| Thursday, January 27, 2005
| Associated Press
Posted on 01/27/2005 7:45:26 AM PST by MarcoPolo
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Pvt. Odell Sharpe, killed during World War II, is finally coming home.
The remains of Sharpe — presumed slain on Christmas Day 1944 when he as only 19 — were recently identified from a skeleton found in a foxhole near the Belgian-German border. . . .
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: powmia; thelastfullmeasure; wwii
I salute this fallen soldier, and I rejoice for his family who finally has some closure and some answers about him. Praise God! May the good work of the POW/MIA office continue until all are brought home.
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posted on
01/27/2005 7:45:26 AM PST
by
MarcoPolo
To: MarcoPolo
The article is interesting, thanks for the post. Sharpe now rests next to his parents. RIP.
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posted on
01/27/2005 7:48:42 AM PST
by
Pharmboy
(Dems lie because they have to)
To: MarcoPolo
we're very, very proud we can finally put him where he belongs, and he's not way over in another country in a hole by himself.A reminder that we owe all we have to brave young men who gave more than most of us can ever imagine. God bless Pvt. Odell Sharpe and his family.
To: MarcoPolo
"Leave No Man Behind" - BUMP!
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posted on
01/27/2005 7:58:44 AM PST
by
RasterMaster
(Saddam's family were WMD's - He's behind bars & his sons are DEAD!)
To: MarcoPolo
To: MarcoPolo
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posted on
01/27/2005 8:35:04 AM PST
by
Valin
(Sometimes you're the bug, and sometimes you're the windshield)
To: MarcoPolo; SAMWolf; snippy_about_it; bentfeather; Valin; PhilDragoo; alfa6; Iris7; msdrby
Welcome home Soldier bump.
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posted on
01/27/2005 9:02:12 AM PST
by
Professional Engineer
(The number exactly halfway between +1 and -1 is not "OH".)
To: Professional Engineer
To: MarcoPolo
Welcome home. We won thanks to brave man such as you. Sleep well, Soldier. Sleep well.
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posted on
01/27/2005 2:34:48 PM PST
by
theDentist
(Jerry Springer: PBS for White Trash)
To: RasterMaster
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posted on
01/28/2005 4:05:13 AM PST
by
Michael81Dus
("Each country has troops. Either its own - or foreign.")
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