U.S. Veteran Kept His Identity a Secret for 45 Years, Now He’s Shocking the World With His Story

Or So They Thought

It was typically assumed that if a soldier did not return from war, they had been killed. Special Forces Green Beret Master Sgt. John Hartley was presumed dead when he didn’t return home, but his family guessed otherwise.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.