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The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

Wendell Perkins: "They Are Finally Home"

The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

FOX News Radio

News

4.1738 Ratings

🗓️ 25 May 2020

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

This week, Martha is joined by Wendell Perkins, World War II Marine veteran who served in the Battle of Tarawa.  Wendell tells Martha his memory of enlisting in the Marine Corps during World War II, his close friends he served with in the war and how grateful he was when History Flight, an organization that repatriates remains from battle sites in the pacific, recovered the remains of his friends from the battlefield decades later. Follow Martha on Twitter: @MarthaMacCallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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The Untold Story with Martha McCallum, exclusive interviews with top newsmakers who share their inspiring

0:38.7

stories of perseverance, positivity, and more. Now, here's Martha McCallum. As America pays tribute to all

0:48.8

those who have given the ultimate sacrifice, we also remember those who never returned home. Today we have an incredible story

0:55.8

courtesy of history flight, an organization dedicated to recovering and repatriating missing

1:01.6

in action servicemen. They recently identified two World War II Marines lost in the Battle of

1:07.6

Tarawa, Harold Hayden and Mervyn Monk, Galland. Both died during the bloody

1:13.9

three-day fight to capture the Japanese-held island that claimed the lives of about 1,000 Marines

1:20.3

and sailors. The group later received a message of thanks from 95-year-old Wendell Perkins,

1:27.0

reading, quote,

1:28.1

My Two Close Friends have now been accounted for, thanks to the persistence of you

1:33.6

and your dedicated Remains Recovery team of history flight.

1:37.6

The best for continued successes, Semperfy.

1:41.4

Wendell Perkins joins me now.

1:43.3

He's a World War II Marine veteran who served in the Battle of Tarawa

1:46.7

and went back there six years ago. Wendell, it's a real honor to speak to you, sir. Thank you very much for making some time for me today.

1:55.2

Well, thank you for having me on your program. So talk to me a little bit about Pearl Harbor and what you remember as a

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