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Source: NYT

4-17-18

Lost in Battle, Found by Amateur Sleuths: An ‘Unknown’ Marine

Digitized records and DNA tests are allowing civilian volunteers to pitch in and help put correct names on unidentified remains in American military cemeteries.

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Lost in Battle, Found by Amateur Sleuths: An ‘Unknown’ Marine