Monday, March 16, 2009

Lest We Forget

World War II MIAs Recovered in Germany: "HENRI-CHAPELLE, Belgium - A line in the Airman's creed states, 'I will never leave an Airman behind.'

For the McMurray Crew 801 with the 492nd Bombardment Group, that promise was fulfilled, albeit 60-plus years after their B-24 bomber went down during World War II.

An international crowd gathered Feb. 20 at the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial in Belgium to honor the McMurray Crew's nine members who were listed as missing in action. Their remains were recovered in a field southwest of Berlin in 2002..."

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