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U.S. military brings back remains from WWII battle

By AUDREY McAVOY, Associated Press
Published: July 18, 2019, 8:49pm
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U.S. Marines march past transfer cases carrying the possible remains of unidentified service members lost in the World War II Battle of Tarawa on Wednesday during an honorable carry conducted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. sgt. jacqueline clifford/U.S.
U.S. Marines march past transfer cases carrying the possible remains of unidentified service members lost in the World War II Battle of Tarawa on Wednesday during an honorable carry conducted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. sgt. jacqueline clifford/U.S. Marine Corps Photo Gallery

HONOLULU — The U.S. military has brought back the remains of more than 20 servicemen killed in one of the bloodiest battles of World War II.

An Air Force cargo plane flew the remains from Tarawa atoll in the remote Pacific island nation of Kiribati to Hawaii on Wednesday. Marines carried flag-draped caskets off the plane for a ceremony.

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