Nashville, TN — Tennessee Department of Veterans Affairs Commissioner Many-Bears Grinder joins all Tennesseans in remembering Private First Class Frank Primm Jennings, who had been missing in action for nearly 61 years. The Korean War veteran's remains arrived at the Nashville International Airport early in the morning on April 11, 2012.

Private Jennings was serving with "E" Company, 2nd Battalion, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division in the U.S. Army when he went missing in South Korea on April 25, 1951. Jennings was posthumously promoted to Private First Class and awarded the Silver Star as well as the Purple Heart for his gallantry in action.

"It is comforting to know PFC Jennings will finally be laid to rest, and his family will have the closure they deserve," Grinder said. "We hope there will be a day when all of our service members currently missing in action will be recovered and brought back home."

A Decaturville native, PFC Jennings graduated from Parsons High School and was only 19 years old when he went missing in South Korea.

According to the Jennings family, a Republic of Korea Army unit discovered the remains in October of 1986; however, relatives did not receive confirmation on the identification of PFC Jennings until December 2011.

PFC Jennings will be buried with full military honors this weekend. He is survived by his sister, Emily Ann Vise of Decaturville, and brother, Dr. William G. Jennings of Parsons, as well as several nieces and nephews.