Korean War-era Soldier Finally Buried In Arlington Cemetery

From McClatchy News:

ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY — Under blue skies and with military honors, Cpl. Robert Schoening was buried at Arlington National Cemetery nearly 60 years after his front-line unit was overrun by Chinese troops in Korea and he was declared missing in action and presumed dead.

The second youngest of eight children, Schoening grew up on a Blaine, Wash., farm during the depression and joined the Army at age 17 after being rejected by the Navy. His family remembers him as a fearless teenager with a ready smile, a bit of a tease who often tinkered with his 1926 Model T.

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My Comment: It is never too late for a soldier to finally come back home.