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Marine recalls experience escorting fallen WWII vet home
April 20, 2017
— He flew to Hawaii, not for vacation, but to bring back the remains of a fallen Marine killed in action more than 70 years ago. As he traveled for more than 16 hours, Gunnery Sgt. Melvin G. Ashley, escort, Funeral Detail, Marine Corps Logistics Base Albany, Georgia, had plenty of time to mull over his only task … to escort fallen Marine Pfc. James
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