Charles Dean's remains handed to U.S.

[IndianaGreen]

Charles Dean's remains handed to U.S.
Monday, November 24, 2003 Posted: 2:06 AM EST (0706 GMT)



VIENTIANE, Laos (AP) -- Laos on Monday handed over to the United States the remains believed to be of U.S. presidential candidate Howard Dean's brother, his Australian friend and two American soldiers who went missing decades ago.

The remains thought to be of Charles Dean and Australian Neil Sharman were exhumed earlier this month in central Laos following a tip-off by a Laotian villager. Also excavated from other sites in northeastern Laos were remains suspected to be of two U.S. soldiers killed during the Vietnam War.

The remains were transferred to four aluminum caskets brought by a U.S. military C-130 cargo plane at the Vientiane airport. An honor guard draped one casket in an Australian flag and the other three in U.S. flags before reloading them on the plane, which flew to Hawaii where a forensic lab will positively identify the remains.

http://www.cnn.com/2003/WORLD/asiapcf/southeast/11/23/dean.brother.ap/index.html

[wtmusic]

1. RIP Charlie

This, at least, will provide some closure.

[ProudToBeLiberal]

2. rest in peace