‘This is where he needs to be’: World War II soldier’s remains welcomed home

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV/Gray News) – The remains of a World War II soldier from Missouri were finally welcomed home more than 80 years after his death.

A plane carrying the remains of U.S. Army Sgt. Simon Garelick, of St. Joseph, Missouri, landed at Kansas City International Airport with his family standing nearby.

Garelick’s niece, Carol Brooks, was there when the plane landed…

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