Lincoln man has soldier’s remains, wants to find next of kin
UPDATE:
You never leave a soldier behind.
That’s what Robert Underwood, a Marine veteran said after being given the ashes of Bruce Moore, who served as an Army engineer from 1978 to 1985.
“I feel my duty as someone who enlisted in the military is to look out for his brother no matter what,” Underwood said. “And this gentleman was abandoned under a staircase.”
Moore died in 2012 and Underwood said a friend of his found Moore’s ashes in a Lincoln home he was cleaning out. He said that friend gave the ashes to him.
“He contacted me first and said ‘Hey, man. Come and look at this. I know you know more about this than I do, but this dude’s about to go to the dump and I can see he’s a veteran.'”
Underwood said he also has Moore’s certificates of achievement and honorable discharges.
He said he’s trying to get in contact with Moore’s family.
“I took the remains and the rest of his memorabilia and contacted the local VFW,” he said. And I want to get him the proper burial.”
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Nebraska said they’re trying to help Underwood find Moore’s next of kin.
Underwood said he’s hanging on to Moore’s ashes until then.
He said this is the right thing to do and that Moore should not be forgotten.
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A Lincoln man has a soldier’s remains and he needs help finding the family.
Robert Underwood is a Marine vet. He says it’s important for him to find this soldier’s family and make sure he’s not forgotten.
“I feel my duty as someone who enlisted in the military is to look out for his brother no matter what,” Underwood said. “And this gentleman was abandon under a staircase.”
Underwood said he has the ashes of Bruce Moore, who served as an Army engineer from 1978 to 1985. He died in 2012.
Underwood said a friend of his found Moore’s ashes in a Lincoln home he was remodeling and that friend gave the ashes to him.
Underwood said there’s only one thing to do.
“I took the remains and the rest of his memorabilia and contacted the local VFW,” he said. “And I want to get him the proper burial.”
The Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Nebraska said they are trying to help Underwood find Moore’s next of kin.
Underwood said he’s hanging on to Moore’s ashes until those relatives sign off on a military service form for Moore. He also said he wants to see the biggest ceremony possible for Moore.
