Her Cellphone Vanished in a Lethal Drone Strike. Then Came a ‘Miracle.’
An iPhone with a cartoony, angel-winged teddy bear on its case kept catching the soldier’s eye. The phone was stashed in the closet of a back room in what amounted to a lost-and-found locker at a remote U.S. military outpost in the Jordanian desert. Staff Sgt. Zachary Winthers of the Illinois Army National Guard had […]
Korean War POW Who Disappeared Returned to Family 73 Years Later in ‘Miracle’
A soldier with extensive family in the region went missing in action after becoming a prisoner of war during the Korean War 73 years ago. But a relative from Lynwood donated her DNA in the hope of identifying his remains and it paid off. Army Sgt. Cresenciano “Chano” Garcia Jr. was at last identified, bringing […]