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Unknown Pearl Harbor sailors identified through dna

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Yesterday was Pearl Harbor Day here in the US. Sailors from the USS Oklahoma, preciously “Unknown” have been disinterred and 186 have been identified through dna. 

https://www.foxnews.com/us/pearl-harbor-sailors-finally-laid-to-rest-77-years-later-thanks-to-dna-testing

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This is wonderful news for the families and descendants of these sailors.  I especially like that they are returning the remains to the families for burial in their hometowns.
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