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Author:  Herr Mario [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 9:52 pm ]
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LEXINGTON, Ky. — A young soldier who went missing in action nearly 60 years ago in the Korean War has been laid to rest in his native Kentucky after the military identified his remains.

Attended by relatives he never knew, Army Cpl. Lloyd Dale Stidham was buried Monday with military honors at Camp Nelson National Cemetery. His funeral service was held earlier that day in Lexington.

A half brother, Donald Stidham, said the Army was able to confirm that Lloyd and the soldiers found with him were executed by Chinese troops after they had surrendered.

"We've waited almost 60 years; it's been tough," said Ronnie Stidham, 61, of Georgetown, the second of Lloyd Stidham's half brothers.

Donald Stidham says the missing soldier's father and stepmother died without learning what happened to their son, who was 18 when he vanished. They died in 1999, about one year before the remains that turned out to be Lloyd Stidham's were found in North Korea.

He had joined the U.S. Army about 1948, adding two years to his age to fool recruiters.

"Times were hard, and the Army was a way to get out of eastern Kentucky," Donald Stidham said. "So he lied about his age."

He went missing in action after his outfit was overrun by a large Communist Chinese force on Nov. 25, 1950.

The Pentagon confirmed April 3 that it had identified Stidham's remains and those of three other American soldiers. Stidham's remains arrived in Lexington by plane Saturday night.

A team from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command — the federal agency that searches for U.S. soldiers missing in action — found the remains. Stidham's were identified through DNA.

The soldiers whose remains were found with Stidham were identified as Cpl. Samuel Harris Jr., of Rogersville, Tenn., Cpl. Robert Schoening of Blaine, Wash.; and a third man whose name has not yet been released. The Pentagon previously had identified a fifth soldier whose remains were found with the group as 1st Lt. Dixie Parker.

Author:  A square 10 [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:05 pm ]
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so we actualy have five returned , thank you lord for allowing the return , but its a shame his parents died not knowing

Author:  NebrHogger [ Mon Apr 13, 2009 10:07 pm ]
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Chucking finks!!! :flame: :flame: :flame: :flame: SW

Author:  SWIHARTMARK [ Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:41 pm ]
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Strange, the Chinese loved prisoners alive. The North Koreans, not so much. Mao knew letting your enemy off easy lowered their moral. Kim Il Sung, probably not so wise. I cannot say Chinese standards were as good as WWII German ones though. Probably better than the Japanese in WWII though. US Intell during that period was rather bad though. More like McArthur ignored most of it.

I do know the Chinese have loads of dead in South Korea and those places aren't doing so well, more like in limbo. Chinese tourist visit the graves. Many dead likely served previously in the Kuomintang, or Chang's army. The first waves had to prove their new loyalties accordingly.

When the Japanese invaded Korea in 1592, the Christian samurai went first too. See a connection in thinking?

Best Regards,

Mark

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