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Kentucky Honors Long-Overdue Soldier | Lexington News
Kentucky honors Private Mike McDowell, a 19-year-old WWII hero of Merrill’s Marauders, by lowering flags to half-staff on July 29 — the day he died in Burma in 1944. After decades of uncertainty, his remains were finally identified in 2026 through a groundbreaking exhumation project, bringing closure to his family. The state invites all Kentuckians to join the tribute, with a formal repatriation ceremony at the Kentucky Veterans Cemetery Central in Radcliff at 10:30 AM — a moving testament to enduring sacrifice and the power of remembrance. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow…
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