Soldier’s Body Finally Brought Home After 65 Years

Sixty-five years after Army Sgt. Christopher Vars went missing at war, his remains were finally brought home to Massachusetts.

Surviving family gathered along with complete strangers to honor the late Army sergeant, who served in World War II and later in the Korean War. The outpouring of love was reminiscent of the hundreds of strangers who showed up to a homeless veteran's funeral.

"He gave everything for us so we should give this little bit for him," one resident who attended the ceremony said.

Sergeant Vars was listed as Missing in Action on Nov. 29, 1950. It's believed that he died at a Prisoner of War camp sometime during the Korean War.

His remains were initially found in the early 1990s, but it took years for DNA testing to prove it was Sergeant Vars, CBS Boston reported.

Like the mother who finally received her son's burial flag after four years, the moment was very meaningful to Vars' relatives.

“These are things you see on TV — that you have dreams about,” Vars' nephew Charlie told the news station. “But today they are very real for our family.”

The family will bury Sgt. Christopher Vars at the Woodlawn Cemetery in Everett so that he could lay next to his brother and their parents.

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