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This one brought a tear to my eye. 40 years, what can you say to this lady?
"CBS News)
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - While the war raged in Vietnam, POW/MIA bracelets were all the rage. The metal bracelets, sold by the millions, each bore the name of a soldier who was either still a prisoner in Vietnam, or missing in action.
CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman reports the idea was to wear the bracelet and only take it off your wrist when your Veteran came home.
They were very popular with kids. In 1972, when she was 12-years-old, Kathy Strong got a bracelet in her Christmas stocking.
"I was really excited," Strong said. "I read the paper that came with it. And I just thought. I'm going to keep it on until he comes home."
Strong, now 50, still remembers the name: James Moreland. Moreland was a Green Beret who'd been stationed in Lang Vei."
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"She's been wondering almost 4 decades -- but no more. In January, James Moreland's sisters got word that their brother's remains had been found and identified. In May he'll be buried, between his mother and father, in a full military funeral.
Strong said she's "going to remove the bracelet and have it buried with him."
Woman wears POW/MIA bracelet for nearly 40 years - CBS Evening News - CBS News
"CBS News)
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. - While the war raged in Vietnam, POW/MIA bracelets were all the rage. The metal bracelets, sold by the millions, each bore the name of a soldier who was either still a prisoner in Vietnam, or missing in action.
CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman reports the idea was to wear the bracelet and only take it off your wrist when your Veteran came home.
They were very popular with kids. In 1972, when she was 12-years-old, Kathy Strong got a bracelet in her Christmas stocking.
"I was really excited," Strong said. "I read the paper that came with it. And I just thought. I'm going to keep it on until he comes home."
Strong, now 50, still remembers the name: James Moreland. Moreland was a Green Beret who'd been stationed in Lang Vei."
..............
"She's been wondering almost 4 decades -- but no more. In January, James Moreland's sisters got word that their brother's remains had been found and identified. In May he'll be buried, between his mother and father, in a full military funeral.
Strong said she's "going to remove the bracelet and have it buried with him."
Woman wears POW/MIA bracelet for nearly 40 years - CBS Evening News - CBS News