Air force to 'bring home' cadets killed in WWII

The air force is to hold a ceremony in September to symbolically “bring home” 52 Air Force Academy cadets who were killed during World War II and buried in the US, a military source said yesterday.
On Sept. 3, Armed Forces Day, memorial plaques honoring the cadets are to be placed at the Air Force Cemetery in the Bitan (碧潭) area of New Taipei City’s Xindian District (新店), the source said, adding that a ritual to symbolize the return of the cadet’s spirits is to be part of the ceremony.
The decision to erect the memorial plaques was disclosed on Saturday by

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