bobdina
07-25-2009, 01:21 PM
Remains of SC soldier recovered from Vietnam
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jul 25, 2009 11:36:02 EDT
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The sister of a South Carolina soldier who went missing in Vietnam four decades ago says his remains have been recovered.
The Herald Journal of Spartanburg reported Saturday that remains found last March at a crash site in south central Vietnam have been identified as Thomas Rice Jr.
His sister, Faye Smith, said he was identified through dental remains. She was 10 years old when her brother went missing.
Rice and three other servicemen were conducting a mission in 1965 when their Huey helicopter went missing. The 23-year-old Army specialist was later declared killed in action. A memorial service was held for him in May 1967 in Spartanburg.
The newspaper reported that a recovery team with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command uncovered the crash site.
http://armytimes.com/news/2009/07/ap_army_vietnam_remains_072509/
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jul 25, 2009 11:36:02 EDT
SPARTANBURG, S.C. — The sister of a South Carolina soldier who went missing in Vietnam four decades ago says his remains have been recovered.
The Herald Journal of Spartanburg reported Saturday that remains found last March at a crash site in south central Vietnam have been identified as Thomas Rice Jr.
His sister, Faye Smith, said he was identified through dental remains. She was 10 years old when her brother went missing.
Rice and three other servicemen were conducting a mission in 1965 when their Huey helicopter went missing. The 23-year-old Army specialist was later declared killed in action. A memorial service was held for him in May 1967 in Spartanburg.
The newspaper reported that a recovery team with the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command uncovered the crash site.
http://armytimes.com/news/2009/07/ap_army_vietnam_remains_072509/