April 21, 2008 11:18 am
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LOOGOOTEE — Sgt. Virgil Lee Phillips, a forgotten soldier in a forgotten war, finally came home Friday and was laid to rest in Goodwill Cemetery.
Phillips, a member of K Company, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division, had been missing in action since Nov. 1, 1950, in the Korean War. His remains were found by the North Koreans and later identified by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command earlier this year.
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Veterans from previous wars gather outside the funeral home on April 19, 2008 — the day the remains of Sgt. Virgil Lee Phillips were laid to rest. Sgt. Phillips went missing 57 years ago in the Korean War.