TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — For nearly a month, a wooden box containing the cremated remains of U.S. Marine William Hawkins sat in the living room of a stranger.
Susan Luckman’s unusual discovery at a yard sale is leading to an emotional reunion for a St. Louis man.
Luckman found the box at a yard sale held by a man who said he had obtained it during an estate sale and did not know what it was.
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Luckman called NewsNation local affiliate WFLA’s Shannon Behnken for help with her mission to locate the Marine’s family and ensure he received a proper final resting place…