Some Soldiers Never Forget

This image provided by the US Air Force shows aviator wings which were worn by U.S. Army Air Force pilots during World War II. Sixty- five years after his plane was shot down in Germany, bomber pilot Bernerd Harding is returning to the small town in hopes he can find the wings he buried in the dirt cellar where he was held captive. (AP Photo/US Air Force)

Ex-POW Hopes German Cellar Holds His Pilot's Wings -- Yahoo News/AP

CONCORD, N.H. – Sixty-five years ago, 1st Lt. Bernerd Harding huddled in a cellar with a few other airmen captured by German farmers and buried his pilot's wings, fearful he'd be beaten or shot as an American bomber pilot.

Now, at age 90, Harding wants his wings back. He's headed to Germany on Sunday and hopes — with the help of a German doctor — to find the farmhouse cellar and dig up the 3-inch-long metal wings that he had proudly pinned to his shirt.

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My Comment: This must have been on his mind for the past 65 years .... and with each passing year it was probably bugging him even more. I hope that he finds peace of mind at the end of his journey.