Army Chaplain (Capt.) Christopher Doering says words during the full honors repatriation of Army Cpl. Dow F. Worden in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, March 27, 2018. Worden, 20, from Boardman, Oregon, went unaccounted in late September 1951 during the Korean War. A member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Worden’s company was in the vicinity of Hill 1024 in South Korea, conducting operations near an area known as Heartbreak Ridge, when the Chinese launched an attack. The company repelled and was relieved by
Army Chaplain (Capt.) Christopher Doering says words during the full honors repatriation of Army Cpl. Dow F. Worden in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, March 27, 2018. Worden, 20, from Boardman, Oregon, went unaccounted in late September 1951 during the Korean War. A member of Company A, 1st Battalion, 9th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division, Worden’s company was in the vicinity of Hill 1024 in South Korea, conducting operations near an area known as Heartbreak Ridge, when the Chinese launched an attack. The company repelled and was relieved by the Republic of Korea Army elements, but continued to attack east on nearby Hill 867. After the American forces withdrew, Worden could not be accounted for and was declared missing in action on Sept. 28. 1951. Due to no reports of Worden being a prisoner of war and the lack of any other evidence, the Army declared him deceased on Dec. 31, 1953. In February and May 2016, South Korea turned over remains believed to be unaccounted-for servicemen from the Korean War recovered from an area associated with the above battle. “To identify Worden’s remains, scientists from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and the Armed Forces Medial Examiner System used Y-Chromosome (Y-STR) DNA analysis, which matched his family, as well as dental and anthropological analysis, which matched his records, and circumstantial evidence,” according to a news release from DPAA. Worden was laid to rest in Section 60 of Arlington National Cemetery with Full Military Honors at 11 on March 27, 2018. The American flag from Worden’s coffin was presented to his cousin, Guy. ( Army photo by Elizabeth Fraser / Arlington National Cemetery / released)
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