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Old 04-08-2010, 17:13   #1
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Korean War MIA remains returned

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Welcome Home CPL Arendt.

May your family be comforted knowing you're safely on US soil once again.

IMMEDIATE RELEASE No. 277-10
April 08, 2010


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U.S. Soldier MIA from Korean War is Identified


The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

U.S. Army Cpl. Stanley P. Arendt was buried on March 29 in Palatine, Ill. In early November 1950, Arendt was assigned to the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division occupying a defensive position near the town of Unsan in the bend of the Kuryong River known as the “Camel’s Head.” Arendt’s unit was involved in heavy fighting which devolved into hand-to-hand combat around their command post. Almost 400 men of the 8th Cavalry Regiment were reported missing in action or killed in action from the battle at Unsan.

In late November 1950, a U.S. soldier captured during the battle of Unsan reported during his debriefing that he and nine other American soldiers were moved to a house near the battlefield. The POWs were taken to an adjacent field and shot. Three of the 10 Americans survived, though one later died. He provided detailed information on the location of the incident and the identities of the other soldiers. Following the armistice in 1953 and the release of POWs, the other surviving soldier confirmed the details provided in 1950.

In May 2004, a joint U.S.-North Korean team excavated a mass grave near the “Camel’s Head” after receiving a report that an elderly North Korean national had witnessed the death of seven or eight U.S. soldiers near that location and provided the team with a general description of the burial site.

The excavation team recovered human remains and other personal artifacts, ultimately leading to the identification of seven soldiers from that site. Among the forensic techniques used in the identifications by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command was that of mitochondrial DNA, five samples of which matched the DNA of Arendt’s brother.

For additional information on the Defense Department’s mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO web site at www.dtic.mil/dpmo or call 703-699-1169.
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Old 04-08-2010, 17:16   #2
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Old 04-09-2010, 09:49   #3
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Welcome home Cpl. May you rest in peace.
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Welcome home, Cpl Arendt, may you finally Rest in Peace.
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Old 04-09-2010, 17:42   #5
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Old 04-09-2010, 18:40   #6
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I recently finished David Halberstams work "The Coldest War" about Korea. The battle at Unsan is highlighted. Welcome home, Corporal. Our "Forgotten War" needs to be brought to the fore.

Their sacrifices were a precursor to the sacrifices of my generation.
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Old 04-09-2010, 18:46   #7
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Bless youy corporal, at least your home after serving your country so well and what a shame we share you laid at peace through all those frigid winters. Rest In Peace and your sacrifice will not be forgotten.
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