The remains of a Korean War POW returned to the Tri-Cities region Thursday night.
William Ray Sluss was just 17-years-old when he left Scott County, Va. to enlist in the army. He was captured by enemy troops during the Korean War, and died in a POW camp in April of 1951 from starvation at the age of just 21.
In 2007 recovery crews found Sluss' body, and his identity was confirmed through extensive testing with help from his family.
The Fort Lee Honor Guard, Rolling Thunder, and police escorted Sluss's remains home Thursday, so he can receive a proper military burial this weekend.
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