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WWII Marine veteran finally comes home - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Millard Odom’s, Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 1st Marine Division, medals and badges on display in Vista, California, Oct. 17, 2018. Odom died on the first day of the battle of Tarawa at the age of 26 and his remains were identified on Aug. 20, 2018. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Noah Rudash)

WWII Marine veteran finally comes home

Pauline Stewart was 13 years old and sitting in class, when a teacher stated that a “military man” wanted to speak to her. This is how the now 82 year old, remembers the day when she received the news about her brother’s death, U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Millard Odom. In November 1943, Odom was a member of Kilo Company, 3rd Battalion, 2nd Marines, 1st

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