Veteran searching for soldier’s family to return belongings

RIO RANCHO, N.M. (KRQE) – A Rio Rancho man is trying to track down the family of a World War II veteran, after personal items belonging to the dead soldier wound up at his American Legion Post.
Certificates, Army discharge papers, a hand-signed thank you letter from President Truman, and at least a dozen black and white photos. Richard Hassel, a U.S. Navy Veteran, is trying to give all of these precious belongings back to the family of the soldier in those pictures, Burton R. Hale.
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