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82 years later, Colorado soldier who died as POW is finally coming home

Identification of U.S. Army Technician Fifth Grade Clifford H. Strickland is “a healing of the heart” for his family

Clarence and Lydia Strickland’s gravestone at Union Highland Cemetery in Florence, Colorado, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. The remains of their son, U.S. Army Technician Fifth Grade Clifford H. Strickland, who died as a prisoner of war in World War II, have been officially identified and will be buried in the Florence cemetery this summer. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
Clarence and Lydia Strickland’s gravestone at Union Highland Cemetery in Florence, Colorado, on Thursday, May 23, 2024. The remains of their son, U.S. Army Technician Fifth Grade Clifford H. Strickland, who died as a prisoner of war in World War II, have been officially identified and will be buried in the Florence cemetery this summer. (Photo by Hyoung Chang/The Denver Post)
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Next month, U.S. Army Technician Fifth Grade Clifford H. Strickland's remains will finally be returned home to Colorado, where they will be laid to rest in the same cemetery as his mother and father.
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