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<\/a><\/center><\/p>\nThe Washington Post<\/a> reports that Marine Corps Private Harry Tye finally made the trip home from Tarawa;<\/p>\n Under drizzling skies and barren trees, they watched as Tye received a funeral with full military honors [at Arlington National Cemetery].<\/p>\n Soldiers handed [Tye’s nephew, David] Tincher a folded American flag and, according to Marine custom, casings from the 21 rounds fired during the service.<\/p>\n And two of the nation\u2019s top Marines, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis and Homeland Security Secretary John F. Kelly, both retired generals, helped honor the man Tincher knew only from family stories.<\/p>\n \u201cI think my grandma would be unbelievably and eternally grateful for this,\u201d said Tincher, who served for 14 years in the Air National Guard. \u201cThis was one of the things that really shaped her life, and the entire history of the family.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Private Tye’s homecoming was yet another event made possible by the good folks at History Flight<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"