Identifying Unknown Soldiers | Ghosts of Pearl Harbor

of the 429 men who died on the

of the 429 men who died on the battleship USS Oklahoma only 35 were

battleship USS Oklahoma only 35 were

battleship USS Oklahoma only 35 were identified in the years immediately

identified in the years immediately

identified in the years immediately following the attack the rest were

following the attack the rest were

following the attack the rest were buried in graves marked unknown but

buried in graves marked unknown but

buried in graves marked unknown but almost 75 years later one of these

almost 75 years later one of these

almost 75 years later one of these unknown men was given a name

my brother’s the oldest so he got the

my brother’s the oldest so he got the phone call and he called me and couldn’t

phone call and he called me and couldn’t

phone call and he called me and couldn’t get words that couldn’t speak and I knew

get words that couldn’t speak and I knew

get words that couldn’t speak and I knew it was something important and I thought

it was something important and I thought

it was something important and I thought something happened to somebody I said

something happened to somebody I said

something happened to somebody I said just spit it out just tell me and then

just spit it out just tell me and then

just spit it out just tell me and then he said uncle heads been identified

there is no statute of limitations on

there is no statute of limitations on honoring anyone who died for their

honoring anyone who died for their

honoring anyone who died for their country the oil that shrouded Pearl

country the oil that shrouded Pearl

country the oil that shrouded Pearl Harbor after the attack became crucial

Harbor after the attack became crucial

Harbor after the attack became crucial in identifying unknown remains the few

in identifying unknown remains the few

in identifying unknown remains the few oil has acted as a preservative for the

oil has acted as a preservative for the

oil has acted as a preservative for the DNA and these bones and we’ve been able

DNA and these bones and we’ve been able

DNA and these bones and we’ve been able to get very high-quality DNA from these

to get very high-quality DNA from these

to get very high-quality DNA from these skeletal remains which has actually

skeletal remains which has actually

skeletal remains which has actually worked in our favor if we have the right

worked in our favor if we have the right

worked in our favor if we have the right family reference samples we can

family reference samples we can

family reference samples we can successfully identify all of the

successfully identify all of the

successfully identify all of the unknowns that we currently have

unknowns that we currently have

unknowns that we currently have recovered people often ask is the

recovered people often ask is the

recovered people often ask is the Unknown Soldier a thing of the past and

Unknown Soldier a thing of the past and

Unknown Soldier a thing of the past and the answer to that is yes I think it’s

the answer to that is yes I think it’s

the answer to that is yes I think it’s important to account for for an

important to account for for an

important to account for for an individual to bring that individual home

individual to bring that individual home

individual to bring that individual home and to give them a name it’s one of my

and to give them a name it’s one of my

and to give them a name it’s one of my moral and ethical imperatives that no

moral and ethical imperatives that no

moral and ethical imperatives that no one should be buried without a name on

one should be buried without a name on

one should be buried without a name on October 15 2016 Fay Hopkins Bohr was

October 15 2016 Fay Hopkins Bohr was

October 15 2016 Fay Hopkins Bohr was finally able to lay her uncle to rest in

finally able to lay her uncle to rest in

finally able to lay her uncle to rest in his hometown