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Pittsburgh soldier to be buried 67 years after he went MIA

A Pittsburgh man lost at war 67 years ago will finally get the burial he deserves.

The Kelly family's military roots run deep.

All of them returned home from war, except for one.

Cpl. Daniel F. Kelly disappeared after a battle in the Korean War, missing in action since November 1950.

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"We have letters in here from Dwight Eisenhower giving my grandmother regrets that he was missing in action," his youngest nephew, Daniel Kelly said. "I feel closure, because that's how I got my name."

It's been a heavy cross for the entire Kelly family to bear.

"Danny was so young to get in the military, and so eager, that he had to be co-signed to get in, and my Uncle Chuck signed for him to get in," Kelly said. "I can only imagine the heartbreak he's had his entire life, being a Medal of Honor recipient, and his little brother, missing in action."

For decades, they tried to figure out what happened.

"Somewhere in the '90s several of his living brothers, the Army came to them and asked for DNA," Kelly said. And this past July: "They said they found my uncle's remains in North Korea."

His body was positively identified thanks to those samples.

Kelly is thankful to the literal army of people that helped make his family whole.

"It was more or less a responsibility I had to take, there's no question," Kelly said.

Cpl. Kelly's remains will be returned to Pittsburgh next week.

His funeral is Thursday.

The family will donate all of his medals to Soldiers and Sailors, to help share his story.