The remains of six Airmen whose plane was shot down over Laos in 1965 were buried in a single casket today at Arlington National Cemetery.

According to the Department of Defense, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command scientists identified the men recently using dental records and "circumstantial evidence."

The Department of the Defense reports:

On Dec. 24, 1965, the crew was aboard an AC-47D aircraft nicknamed “Spooky” that failed to return ...