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Saturday, December 21, 2013

Missing POW's Remains Returned To His Widow 63 Years After His Death

Army Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Gantt told his wife to remarry if he didn’t come back from the war. She told him no. He had a hard enough time getting her to say yes. He was it.

For 63 years, the World War II and Korean War veteran was missing in action and presumed dead, but Clara Gantt, 94, held out hope and never remarried.

On a cold, dark Friday morning on the Los Angeles International Airport tarmac, the widow stood from her wheelchair and cried as her husband’s flag-draped casket arrived home.
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2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow, Powerful-so nice for her to finally bring closure...She needs our prayers as she recovers from this grief...

Anonymous said...

God Bless her. Such devotion should be a lesson to all. She is an inspiration.