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Airman MIA from Vietnam War buried

For the family of Air Force Maj. Curtis Daniel Miller, missing in action since 1972, that nightmare may finally be over.

On Monday, Miller's remains, identified in 2008, were buried in the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. He received full military honors, including an Air Force flyover.

There are more than 1,700 military personnel from the Vietnam War still considered missing in action, according to the Pentagon's Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Officer unit.

Read entire article at CNN