Korean War Soldier's Remains Returned To NE

KIOS | By 24/7 News Source

Published October 15, 2024 at 12:49 PM CDT

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In this copy of a photograph on display at Kapaun Mt. Carmel Catholic High School in Wichita, Kan., a wounded soldier is helped by Army chaplain Emil Kapaun (on the soldier's left) during the Korean War. The Kansas native died a prisoner of war in 1951.

The remains of a Korean War soldier from Nebraska are being buried in Omaha. WOWT reports that Private First Class Charles Vorel Junior went missing while fighting in South Korea in July 1950. His remains had been buried in Honolulu, but they have been exhumed and identified. Graveside services for Vorel will be handled by John A. Gentleman Mortuaries in Omaha.