Mon City welcomes fallen airman home
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April 14, 2019

Mon City welcomes fallen airman home

By Mon Valley Independent

By JIM BUSCH

For the Mon Valley Independent

Almost 76 years after he left Monongahela to fight in World War II, U.S. Army Air Force Sgt. Vernon L. Hamilton is finally home. 

Though few Monongahela residents remember Hamilton and most weren’t even born when he was killed in a bomber crash, they turned out in masses Saturday to welcome his remains home. 

Downtown Monongahela was decorated with American flags waving from utility poles, homes and businesses. 

To read the rest of this story, please see a copy of Monday’s Mon Valley Independent, call 724-314-0035 to subscribe or subscribe to our online edition at https://e.monvalleyindependent.com.

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