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Remains of Korean War Veteran Returning to Texas

The body of former U.S. President George H.W. Bush arrives at the U.S Capitol on December 03, 2018 in Washington, DC. A WWII combat veteran, Bush served as a member of Congress from Texas, ambassador to the United Nations, director of the CIA, vice president and 41st president of the United States. A state funeral for Bush will be held in Washington over the next three days, beginning with him lying in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda until Wednesday morning.
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The remains of a Korean War veteran from Texas who disappeared more than 70 years ago are being returned to the state for burial after being positively identified.

The remains of Army Cpl. Marvin D. Actkinson, who was 18 when he disappeared in 1950, were identified in 2021 by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.

The remains were turned over to the U.S. in 2018 by North Korea, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.

Actinkson, from Sudan in western Texas, was reported missing on Dec. 2, 1950, after his unit was attacked while trying to withdraw from the Chosin River, the Defense Department said in a statement Friday.

Funeral services and burial are scheduled for Feb. 12 in Colorado City.

More than 7,500 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Korean War, the Defense Department said.

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