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Last POW family tragedy ends decades of pain
The Shelton children opt to deem Col. Charles E. Shelton dead after years of rumor and torment. Marian Shelton’s struggle with alcoholism and grief culminates in her suicide, while the Air Force confirms the colonel as killed in action. Arlington ceremonies mark a final act to lay the POW tale to rest.
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