Airman laid to rest after being shot down in 1965

Deanna Klenda, the sister of Maj. Dean Klenda, an F-105 Thunderchief pilot who was listed as missing in action during the Vietnam War, says goodbye to her brother at his funeral, Sept. 17, 2016, at St. John Nepomucene Church in Pilsen, Kan. Klenda was laid to rest exactly 51 years after his aircraft went down in 1965 in North Vietnam. His remains were located and verified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Jenna Caldwell)

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