DNA links unknown Revolutionary War soldier to his living relatives
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Source: AP News
Published: 2026-07-17 22:29 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Military & Defence, War & Conflict
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For more than two centuries, the Revolutionary War soldier was unknown and unnoticed. Now, thanks to happenstance and the wonders of DNA, he has a name, just in time for the 250th birthday of the nation he fought and died to create. (AP Video: Allen G. Breed and Jeffrey Collins)
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