‘A true American hero’: Korean War veteran’s legacy lives on through family as former POW laid to rest in Tennessee

GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — A generation of Korean War heroes are dwindling, but one prisoner of war dedicated his life to making sure stories like his are not forgotten.

With the recent passing of Middle Tennessee native Thomas Caroland, his family is taking up the torch of sharing his legacy.

News 2 attended his funeral and has more on the life of Caroland, a North Korean prisoner of war and a beloved father, grandpa, and great-grandpa…

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