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Vietnam veteran’s remains identified, burial Friday in Texas

Vietnam veteran's remains identified, burial Friday in Texas | iNFOnews.ca
HOLD FOR STORY - This undated photo provided by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows Green Beret, Army Maj. Donald G. Carr of San Antonio, Texas. The remains of Carr who was missing in action since 1971 have been recovered and a service will be Friday, May 11, 2018, for the Vietnam War veteran. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency on Monday, May 7, 2018, announced the remains of Army Maj. Donald G. Carr are being returned to his family. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP) A

SAN ANTONIO – The remains of a Green Beret from Texas who went missing in action during the Vietnam War have been recovered.

A service will be held Friday to honour 32-year-old Army Maj. Donald G. Carr of San Antonio.

The Defence POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced Monday that his remains are being returned to his family. Burial will be at San Antonio National Cemetery.

Records show that Carr was on a reconnaissance flight when the plane crashed during bad weather on July 6, 1971. A ground team failed to immediately locate the crash site, and Carr was declared missing in action.

In April 2014, a Vietnamese citizen contacted U.S. officials about possible American remains found in Kon Tum Province. The wreckage yielded personal items from Carr, and his remains were identified through DNA.

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