ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo.  – Creve Coeur resident Dennis Carrino recalls how his family would wonder what happened to his uncle.

“They thought about him all the time,” he said.

U.S. Army Cpl., 18-year-old Frederck Carrino, had been considered MIA following a Korean War battle in 1950.  

Late last year, the U.S. Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that Carrino’s remains had been accounted for. 

His remains are scheduled to return to St. Louis this week.  Shepard Funeral Chapel in St. John is handling the arrangements. Carrino will be buried with full military honors at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery.

“It means a lot to me and the rest of our family for sure,” said Carrino.

His wife, Mary Beth Carrino, said, “We were absolutely shocked at how many people were involved, and they do this every day, you know, continue to look for all the lost soldiers.”

The Flagman’s Mission Continues is an area organization that uses American flags to help pay tribute to service members who made the ultimate sacrifice. The agency is looking for volunteers to help set up flags outside the funeral home prior to Carrino’s services and remove them after his funeral.

Interested volunteers are asked to arrive at 9255 Natural Bridge Rd., St. John, MO 63134 at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 14, to help put flags in place and to arrive at the same location on Friday, May 16, at 4 p.m. to remove them.