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Michigan family buries Korean War soldier identified by DNA

Michigan family buries Korean War soldier identified by DNA
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Corporal Vester Hicks Jr. has been laid to rest at Great Lakes National Cemetery in Holly, Michigan, nearly 76 years after he was killed in action during the Korean War. Hicks was 17 years old when he died during the Battle of Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. For decades, his remains were unacc...

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