Vietnam MIA's remains laid to rest with honor

Vietnam Veteran's Body Finally Home
Indiana's NewsCenter

By Megan Trent
Jun 19, 2010

COLUMBIA CITY, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - Hundreds of people lined the streets of Columbia City today as Sergeant Roy DeWitt Prater was laid to rest with full military honors nearly 40 years after his death.


"It just warms my heart that so many people have come out here today, and obviously this example of patriotism, to recognize this fallen hero. And he truly is a hero," says funeral attendee Steve Mundy.

Prater's aircraft was shot down over South Vietnam during a search and rescue mission in 1972. He was buried with six other airmen in Arlington Cemetery in 1997, but recent DNA testing positively identified Prater's remains.
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Vietnam Veterans Body Finally Home