Lost and Found

It was a good week for families of missing World War II veterans:

The mangled remains of a vessel found in the Bering Sea are likely those of a World War II submarine that disappeared with a crew of 70 off the Aleutian Island of Kiska.



Mountain hikers have discovered remains believed to be those of a missing World War II airman resting atop a glacier not far from where an aviation cadet's body was found two years ago, authorities said Monday.

I'm not terribly surprised that the ship remained undiscovered for so long. That's a remote and deep section of ocean. One could also call the mountainous California location of the missing airman remote and unlikely, yet it's hard to imagine such areas still existing in our world today. At least for a mid-western guy like me. . .

Also not surprisingly, there were no human remains found with the ship while the two airmen were discovered frozen and intact. Just "food" for thought for anyone considering an armed forces career . . .