ZEELAND (WOOD-AM) - Nearly 80 years after his plane went missing in New Guinea, a World War II soldier was laid to rest at Zeeland Cemetery yesterday.
Pastor Chad Pierce officiated the service for Air Force Corporal Laverne "Dirk" Van Dyke.
"In a county that is so divided in so many areas today, I think it’s time like this that remind us that we are one nation," Pierce told WOOD-TV.
Yesterday's service was attended by members of the military, the community and surviving members of Van Dyke's family.
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