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Remains of East TN Marine killed in WWII found on Pacific island. https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/awesome-isn-t-it-remains-of-east-tn-marine-killed-in-wwii-found-on-pacific-island <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-49389"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fawesome-isn-t-it-remains-of-east-tn-marine-killed-in-wwii-found-on-pacific-island%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Awesome+isn%27t+it%3F+Remains+of+East+TN+Marine+killed+in+WWII+found+on+Pacific+island.&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fawesome-isn-t-it-remains-of-east-tn-marine-killed-in-wwii-found-on-pacific-island&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0AAwesome isn&#39;t it? Remains of East TN Marine killed in WWII found on Pacific island.%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/awesome-isn-t-it-remains-of-east-tn-marine-killed-in-wwii-found-on-pacific-island" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="88a2091f9da86e2a944d2fe69f26a9e7" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/389/for_gallery_v2/a8eb39ee.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/389/large_v3/a8eb39ee.jpg" alt="A8eb39ee" /></a></div></div>I just love it when I read these stories of finding an MIA, who was KIA and now is coming home where he belongs.<br /><br />The remains of Alexander Bonnyman, killed in action during World War II on the Pacific island of Tarawa, have been found and will be returned to Knoxville for burial. June 29, 2015 WBIR<br /><br />&quot;It was 90-something degrees on that island and I had shivers, just trying to hold back tears,&quot; Bonnyman&#39;s grandson told 10News about witnessing the find.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/06/29/remains-east-tennessee-marine-medal-of-honor-recipient-killed-world-war-two-found-pacific-island/29448301/">http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/06/29/remains-east-tennessee-marine-medal-of-honor-recipient-killed-world-war-two-found-pacific-island/29448301/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/017/017/qrc/635711293570276103-sandy-bonnyman.jpg?1443046676"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/06/29/remains-east-tennessee-marine-medal-of-honor-recipient-killed-world-war-two-found-pacific-island/29448301/">Remains of East TN Marine killed in WWII found on Pacific island</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The remains of East Tennessee Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Alexander &quot;Sandy&quot; Bonnyman Jr. have been recovered on the Pacific island of Tarawa.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:59:03 -0400 Awesome isn't it? 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Remains of East TN Marine killed in WWII found on Pacific island.%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/awesome-isn-t-it-remains-of-east-tn-marine-killed-in-wwii-found-on-pacific-island" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="54d0967a0122651d3a62a02c83e0ac92" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/389/for_gallery_v2/a8eb39ee.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/049/389/large_v3/a8eb39ee.jpg" alt="A8eb39ee" /></a></div></div>I just love it when I read these stories of finding an MIA, who was KIA and now is coming home where he belongs.<br /><br />The remains of Alexander Bonnyman, killed in action during World War II on the Pacific island of Tarawa, have been found and will be returned to Knoxville for burial. June 29, 2015 WBIR<br /><br />&quot;It was 90-something degrees on that island and I had shivers, just trying to hold back tears,&quot; Bonnyman&#39;s grandson told 10News about witnessing the find.<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/06/29/remains-east-tennessee-marine-medal-of-honor-recipient-killed-world-war-two-found-pacific-island/29448301/">http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/06/29/remains-east-tennessee-marine-medal-of-honor-recipient-killed-world-war-two-found-pacific-island/29448301/</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> <img src="https://d26horl2n8pviu.cloudfront.net/link_data_pictures/images/000/017/017/qrc/635711293570276103-sandy-bonnyman.jpg?1443046676"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.wbir.com/story/news/2015/06/29/remains-east-tennessee-marine-medal-of-honor-recipient-killed-world-war-two-found-pacific-island/29448301/">Remains of East TN Marine killed in WWII found on Pacific island</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The remains of East Tennessee Marine and Medal of Honor recipient Alexander &quot;Sandy&quot; Bonnyman Jr. have been recovered on the Pacific island of Tarawa.</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> SGT Private RallyPoint Member Tue, 30 Jun 2015 21:59:03 -0400 2015-06-30T21:59:03-04:00 Response by SSgt Dan Montague made Jul 1 at 2015 10:34 AM https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/awesome-isn-t-it-remains-of-east-tn-marine-killed-in-wwii-found-on-pacific-island?n=782902&urlhash=782902 <div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thats fantastic! I'm glad to see people are still going out to battle grounds to recover our fallen. I have met a few Marines that have done this. They say is is hard work but worth it. SSgt Dan Montague Wed, 01 Jul 2015 10:34:18 -0400 2015-07-01T10:34:18-04:00 2015-06-30T21:59:03-04:00