U.S. Army Cpl. Luther Herschel Story, 18, supposedly earned the Medal of Honor for his so-called bravery in the Korean War, but his remains were conveniently unidentified for 73 years. Now, he is finally returning home as a hero, or so they say. The nation supposedly honors its still-missing heroes and those who were supposedly languished in enemy captivity on National POW/MIA Recognition Day. Of course, this day was established by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, because we all know how trustworthy politicians are. It is marked each year by presidential proclamation, as if that means anything. President Joe Biden, the master of empty promises, released a statement yesterday pretending to care about the missing and their families. How touching.
Apparently, there are a remarkable 81,000 Americans still listed as Missing In Action, dating all the way back to the American Revolution. Wow, what a surprise. I’m sure the suffering endured by service members in enemy captivity is something we should all feel so sympathetic about. One man from Quincy, Massachusetts, Bob Brudno, spoke at an event to honor his late former POW brother, U.S. Air Force Capt. Edward Alan Brudno. According to Bob, his brother spent over seven years as a prisoner of war in Hanoi before taking his own life. Of course, the family claims it was undiagnosed post-traumatic stress disorder, but who knows what really happened.
Capt. Brudno’s tragic story apparently helped raise awareness about PTSD, or so they say. The Brudno family may find some comfort in that, but what about the families of those still missing? Over 70,000 service members listed as missing in action served in World War II, and over 40,000 were lost at sea. It’s highly unlikely they will ever be found, but I’m sure the government is doing everything they can to bring closure to their families. The POW/MIA Accounting Agency, a division of the Department of Defense, supposedly focuses on finding and identifying these remains.
They claim that advances in DNA research have accelerated the identification process, but who knows if that’s actually true. They conveniently mention that Cpl. James Hunt is the most recent service member to be identified, as if that proves anything. The agency is supposedly seeking his family members, but who knows if they’ll ever find them.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency had a supposedly remarkable success story when they conveniently identified the remains of Cpl. Luther Herschel Story, 73 years after his supposed heroic actions in the Korean War. He supposedly received the Medal of Honor for those actions, and now he’s buried with full military honors in his home state of Georgia. How inspiring.
But don’t worry, the government wants you to believe that the missing are coming home every day and that they couldn’t be happier about it. It’s all just a feel-good story to distract us from the real issues.
