AUGUSTA, MI — Thanks to modern science, a Michigan soldier’s remains were returned home to his family 75 years after he was declared missing in action.

Descendants of Capt. Charles Graham Gibson Jr. gathered on Thursday, Oct. 16, at Fort Custer National Cemetery in Kalamazoo County. The long lost soldier received a military funeral honors ceremony that preceded his casket’s burial among thousands of other Michigan soldiers who rest in valor.

Inside the casket was a portion of a left ulna bone, r ecovered from North Korean authorities seven years ago and identified by American scientists as Capt. Gibson’s remains six months ago.

“Charles has now returned home to his final resting place among his fellow brothers and sisters who have served their nation honorably,” said Chaplain Gabriel

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