Pete Hegseth: “The DPAA recently identified the remains of U.S. army…”

“DPAA analyzed the remains and identified the captain this past April. His funeral will be in November. This November at Arlington National Cemetery. And today I would like to announce for the first time that The DPAA recently identified the remains of U.S. army Captain Willibald C.Bianchi. C. Bianchi. A Minnesota native, Captain Bianchi served in the Philippines during which he received multiple wounds in battle and still volunteered to clear Japanese machine gun nests.” (07:34–07:41)

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