UPDATE: Lincoln man gets brother’s remains back

UPDATE:

When we last talked to Marine veteran Robert Underwood, he had the ashes of Bruce Moore, an Army engineer who served from 1978 to 1985.

Underwood said a friend found Bruce’s ashes in a Lincoln home he was cleaning out and that friend gave the ashes to him.  He said he wanted to get Bruce’s ashes to the next of kin.

After Channel 8 aired the story, Underwood got in contact with Bruce’s brother Sid, another Marine vet.

As it turns out, Sid said it all started when he had to move out of his old home.

“I started seeing mold come up out of my bathroom and into my bedroom, so I couldn’t be there because I was already sick,” Sid said.  “So I told my family that I had to move out.”

Sid said poor health kept him from moving his own things and that he figured his family would take care of it.  But he said they forgot Bruce’s ashes.

“I really got mad at my kids because they didn’t get everything out of the house, you know?” Sid said.  “But as kids are, you know, they only do half of what you tell them.”

He said he’s happy Underwood wound up with Bruce’s remains because they would’ve otherwise wound up in the dump.

“To lose him was a tragedy for me,” Sid said.  “Robert put me at ease because I felt like going to war, man because my brother wasn’t with me, you know?”

Sid said he’s gotten more than his brother back: he’s also forged friendships with fellow military vets through this.

Underwood said Bruce’s ashes have been divided up.  Sid is keeping some while the rest are scheduled for a military burial in Omaha National Cemetery on April 8.

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Three weeks ago, Channel 8 brought you a story about a Lincoln man trying to return a soldier’s remains to his family.

Sid Moore said his family lost the ashes of his brother, Army Engineer Bruce Moore, when they were moving his possessions out of his old home.

Bruce’s remains wound up with Robert Underwood, who reached out to Channel 8 to help find the soldier’s family.

Sid said he got in contact with Robert after the story aired.

“To lose him was a tragedy for me,” Sid said.  “Robert put me at ease because I felt like going to war, man because my brother wasn’t with me, you know?”

Sid said he’s gotten more than his brother back and that he’s also forged friendships with fellow military vets through this.