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Korean War Veteran Who Received Medal Of Honor Laid To Rest In Arlington

Published April 5, 2018 at 11:33 AM CDT

With full military honors and an honorary flyover, Thomas Hudner Jr., who received the Medal of Honor in 1951 for bravery during the Korean War, was buried at Arlington National Cemetery on Wednesday.

Here & Now‘s Alex Ashlock (@aashlock) was there for the ceremony, and has this report.

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