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77 years later, Pearl Harbor victim laid to rest in Slidell

Watch the touching service for the sailor, on what would be his 97th birthday.

SLIDELL, La. — He was just 20-years-old when he lost his life in the attack on Pearl Harbor.

Now, 77-years-later, he's been identified -- and on what would be his 97th birthday, a navy sailor from Slidell was buried with full military honors.

WWL-TV photojournalist Brian Lukas captures the honor for sailor Charles Gomez Jr. 

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