Posted on Nov 28, 2015
Did you hear - Six decades later, Pocomoke soldier buried at Arlington?
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Did you hear - Six decades later, Pocomoke soldier buried at Arlington?
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http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/11/27/pocomoke-soldier-arlington/76320442/
His name was Nehemiah Edward Butler.
He was a brother, a son, a Pocomoke City resident and a United States Army corporal who served in the Korean War.
While in Korea, Butler went missing in 1951. For the next six decades, his family didn’t know where he was or what happened to him, and neither did the United States military.
The U.S. Army presumed him dead in 1953 and his remains were lumped with the other several thousand soldiers who were killed in Korea who haven’t been identified.
Unbeleiveable story - RP Members a story worth reading!
http://www.delmarvanow.com/story/news/local/maryland/2015/11/27/pocomoke-soldier-arlington/76320442/
His name was Nehemiah Edward Butler.
He was a brother, a son, a Pocomoke City resident and a United States Army corporal who served in the Korean War.
While in Korea, Butler went missing in 1951. For the next six decades, his family didn’t know where he was or what happened to him, and neither did the United States military.
The U.S. Army presumed him dead in 1953 and his remains were lumped with the other several thousand soldiers who were killed in Korea who haven’t been identified.
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Good to see that the Unites States has properly buried Cpl Butler in our most sacred ground. RIP corporal and thank you for your sacrifice.
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Well I understand teh current wait time between death and burial at Arlington National Cemetery is now 6 months for typical military personnel and veterans COL Mikel J. Burroughs; but, sixty years is a very long time to wait. I am thankful that forensic science has improved so much and that previously unknown remains can be identified. I am glad to learn that Nehemiah Edward Butler has been identified and his remains have been interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
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That's crazy,....and to have been first identified in 2009, but not buried until now. Well at least he's finally home. May God rest his soul
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs - truly unbelievable...and for the fact that the Koreans still have all of these bodies piled up somewhere....I hope that many more soldiers will be able to come home too.
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Although two years later reading this it's still a story worth honoring and remembering!
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Until they all come home...
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Maybe my service in Korea has colored my opinion but it is obvious that the grand nieces must not be aware of much of the Korean War. I do not understand the family holding up the burial for a murder investigation and waiting for an apology from the Chinese or North Korean governments? It is well-known (I suppose only within military circles) that war crimes were committed on UN forces on a regular basis who were captured. After 60 years there would be no way of finding out whether Chinese or North Korean forces captured him much less who was responsible for committing the war crime. Perhaps I missed the paragraph that explained why the family kept holding up his funeral?
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COL Mikel J. Burroughs Truly worth reading. Amazing process of elimination to determine identity.
R.I.P. brother Eddie.
R.I.P. brother Eddie.
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