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The procession accompanied a hearse from Raleigh-Durham International Airport to Bright's Funeral Home in Wake Forest, where it was met by an ROTC honor guard.

LEON CLEVENGER WAS LAID TO REST TODAY. >> Reporter: SATURDAY MORNING, A FUNERAL PROCESSION OF POLICE CARS AND VETERANS ON MOTORCYCLES, GUIDED ARMY CORPORAL LEON CLEVENGER TO HIS FINAL RESTING PLACE. >> IT HAS BEEN A WHIRLWIND OF EMOTION. >> Reporter: AND A LONG TIME COMING. HE WAS 21 YEARS OLD WHEN HE WAS REPORTED MISSING IN ACTION ON JULY 11, 1950. THE ARMY CLASSIFIED HIM AS DECEASED IN 1953. >> I NEVER THOUGHT THIS DAY WAS GOING TO COME. >> WE ALWAYS HELD OUT HOPE. >> Reporter: BUT HE ADMITS. >> OVER TIME, YOU BEGIN TO FEEL LIKE THAT IS GETTING MORE AND MORE BLEAK. >> Reporter: THAT IS UNTIL THE REMAINS OF AN UNIDENTIFIED AMERICAN WERE RECOVERED THREE MILES FROM HIS LAST KNOWN LOCATION. IT WAS CLEVENGER. AND DAVID WANTS EVERYONE TO KNOW IF IT CAN HAPPEN FOR HIS FAMILY, IT CAN HAPPEN FOR OTHER FAMILIES AS WELL. >> THERE IS ALWAYS HOPE. AND, NEVER GIVE UP HOPE. MAYBE ONE DAY, YOUR LOVED ONE CAN COME HOME. >> Reporter: DAVID PLANS TO CARRY THAT JOY WITH HIM FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE. >> HOW MUCH OF A FAMILY MAN HE WAS. HE CARED A LOT FOR HIS FAMILY. HE SENT A LOT OF HELP BACK HOME FROM OVERSEAS. GIFT TO HIS FAMILY. ALWAYS ASKED ABOUT HIS SIBLINGS IN HIS LETTERS. WE FINALLY HAVE DELIVERED LEON HOME WHERE HE BELONGS. AND EVEN THOUGH HE IS HERE TODAY AND WE ARE HERE TODAY, HE HAS BEEN IN HEAVEN FOR A LONG

Funeral held for Korean War soldier decades after death 

A procession of police cars and veterans on motorcycles guided the remains of a fallen soldier toward his final resting place on Tuesday.

Vets, law enforcement honor soldier killed in Korea, whose remains are back in Triangle for burial

Army Cpl. Leon Clevenger,

Veterans salute the casket with the remains of Army Cpl. Leon Clevenger, whose remains were returned to the Triangle on Dec. 7, 2021, more than 70 years after he was killed in Korea.

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Remains of soldier killed in Korea honored upon return to Triangle

The remains of Army Cpl. Leon E. Clevenger, from Durham, will be buried at Oak Grove Memorial Gardens on Dec. 11. 



Durham soldier killed in Korean War to be buried after remains identified decades later

Leon Clevenger honored in Durham ceremony 

A veteran of World War II is being honored with a 1,000-mile long funeral procession that will bury him near his home in Kentucky.

WWII veteran's 1,000-mile funeral procession spans 6 states, 3 days

WWI veteran honored with 1,000-mile funeral procession

An unclaimed World War II veteran is honored with a 1,000-mile funeral procession from Sarasota, Florida to his Kentucky home.

As people see what we're doing a lot of times, they'll come up and just see motorcycles and kind of flying up. But then they see the hurts of the co sin and that's when they slow down and it's thumbs up and waves and great jobs and all this support along the way. And you know, it's really a special feeling it really is.

WWII vet honored with 1,000-mile funeral procession

President Harry Truman order for U.S. troops to head to Korea happened after North Korea invaded South Korea. The order came on June 27, 1950.

This date in history: Truman orders U.S. forces to Korea (June 27, 1950)

Korean War

Army Cpl. Leon E. Clevenger was reported missing in action on July 11, 1950, while involved in combat operations against North Korea in the vicinity of Chonui and Choch'iwon, South Korea.

Army corporal missing more than 60 years identified

Army Cpl. Leon E. Clevenger 

The United States Department of Defense announced Thursday that the remains of a Durham man killed in the Korean War were identified on Sept. 9, 2019.





Remains of Durham man who died in Korean War identified after 70 years

Army Cpl. Leon E. Clevenger

After nearly 70 years, the remains of a Korean War veteran are back home in North Carolina. Army PFC William "Hoover" Jones was one of two soldiers identified last year when North Korea handed over the remains of United States service members killed in the war.

After 70 years, remains of Korean war vet back in NC

Reamind back in NC

Remains of soldier killed in Korean War arrive back in NC

WRAL is live as the remains of Army PFC William "Hoover" Jones, who went missing-in-action during the Korean War on Nov. 26, 1950, are being transported to Rocky Mount.

Remains of soldier killed in Korean War taken to Rocky Mount

WRAL is live as the remains of Army PFC William "Hoover" Jones, who went missing-in-action during the Korean War on Nov. 26, 1950, arrive at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. Jones will lie in honor at the North Carolina State Capitol on Friday. 