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Remains of once-missing WWI veteran to be interred

A U.S. soldier who had been missing in action for 92 years will be buried with full military honors Thursday.

On Wednesday, the Department of Defense's POW/Missing Personnel Office said the remains of Army Private Henry A. Weikel, 28, of Mt. Carmel, Pennsylvania, had been identified and returned to his family for burial.

Weikel will be laid to rest in Annville, Pennsylvania, the office said in a statement.

Weikel was part of the 60th Infantry Regiment, 1st Brigade, 5th Infantry Division during World War I....

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