Deaths: Sgt. Cavaiani Locates Remains of Sgt. Jones-- Part 3

In an interesting follow up to the death of Jon Cavaiani, in 2011,  Jon Cavaiani returned to Vietnam to help Defense Department officials locate the remains of Sgt. John Jones, the sergeant who had stayed behind with him and whose body had never been recovered.

This was four decades after the battle on Hickory Hill.

Mr. Cavaiani remembered and precisely identified the bunker where he and Jones had taken refuge.  Larry Page, a former Special Forces radio operator returned to the site with Cavaiani.  He was one of the ones the sergeant's efforts had enabled to be rescued.  Mr. Page said, "I attribute my life to him."

Jones' remains were found, and, in 2012, he was buried at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

I imagine this trip brought back vivid memories for both men and I sure would have liked to have been with them.

An Interesting Story in Itself.