Australian man flies to US to reunite Maine household with relative’s canine tags

PORTLAND, Maine  – Forward of Veterans Day, an Australian man flew all the way in which to the U.S. to reunite a navy household in Maine with a relative’s canine tags.

Dan O’Sullivan discovered the canine tags belonging to Benjamin Cox whereas working within the Solomon Islands again in 2006. Cox, initially from Cumberland County, served in World Struggle II. He’s buried within the Mount Sinai cemetery in Portland.

Sullivan had spent 14 years looking for the household and at last received a maintain of a relative in Maine, however he bumped into issues returning them due to COVID lockdowns.