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Remains of Medal of Honor Recipient Identified 73 Years After Death in Korea Come Home

  • Lab tests matched DNA from Story's family to unidentified remains recovered in Korea in 1950
  • Story was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for bravery during the Korean War
  • Story's remains will receive a Memorial Day burial with military honors in his Georgia hometown
  • Story's family believed his remains would never be found but are overjoyed at his return home after 73 years
  • Former President Jimmy Carter, who knew Story's family, celebrated the return of a hero
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