Remains of 13 more World War II Marines found on Pacific atoll
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The founder of a volunteer group says it has found the remains of 13 more World War II Marines on a Pacific atoll.
Mark Noah, head of Marathon, Florida-based History Flight, tells The Associated Press that 12 sets of remains were found on Tarawa between January and March and a 13th set of remains was found this week.
The Pentagon's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency confirms more remains have been found, although it couldn't confirm the number. The agency says it will return the remains to the U.S. this summer.
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Last year, Honor Flight found the remains of 35 Marines on Tarawa, which is part of the island nation of Kiribati, and the Defense Department found a 36th set.
All were returned to the U.S. The Pentagon says 23 of them have been identified.