Soldier To Be Buried With Military Honors

The Defense Department says the remains of Army Sgt. John R. Jones from Louisville will be buried Thursday in the Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. Jones was part of a U.S. team working with indigenous commandos to defend a radio-relay base in South Vietnam on June 4, 1971 when enemy forces attacked the site, and Jones and another soldier took cover in a nearby bunker. The next morning, Jones was reportedly killed and the other soldier was taken prisoner and held until 1973. DNA and other tools were used to identify the remains.