Lehigh Valley war casualty coming home, 72 years later

Edward Reiter was 17 when he dropped out of Northampton Area High School to enlist in the Army in November 1949. Eight months later, he disappeared on a battlefield in South Korea, just weeks into the Korean War. For seven decades, his family did not know what happened to him, but on Tuesday, they got some closure due to the diligence of military professionals and because of advancements in technology.

COURTESY Army Private First Class Edward Reiter of Northampton was killed in the Korean War in 1950. His remains recently were identified, after he had been buried as an unknown soldier.