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William Bruesewitz died in the attack at Pearl Harbor attack at the age of 26.This month, his family finally laid him to rest 77 years after he died.¡°Everybody is overjoyed and thrilled that we¡¯re able to do this and very much humbled and honored that we¡¯re able to do it at Arlington National Cemetery,¡± said Brent Stevenson, Bruesewitz¡¯s nephew.Bruesewitz served in the U.S. Navy and died during an attack on his battleship, the USS Oklahoma.His remains were recovered but could not be identified. For decades, he was buried as an unknown soldier.But advances in technology allowed the military to re-examine his remains and finally make a positive identification.¡°It was surprising. It was a blessing. It was really quite humbling,¡± said Stevenson.Scientists at the Department of Defense are working on giving other families the same closure.¡°Every year it is our goal to identify at least 200 of these service members. But we would like to get that number higher if we can find ways to do it,¡± said Dr. John Byrd, the chief scientist from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.Over the years, Byrd and his team have found new ways to use advanced DNA techniques to identify remains and they continue to make progress.¡°They have developed over and over again, improved extraction protocols that allow them to get DNA out of bones where yesterday they couldn¡¯t,¡± said Byrd.But Byrd admits the race against time, not technology, can be the biggest obstacle as older generations pass away.¡°It¡¯s one of the greatest challenges of all, and this is how do you find close or closet family members of a missing service man from 1944?¡± Byrd said.Despite the challenges, the mission moves forward to give a name and dignity to thousands of fallen soldiers.¡°All of this work, ultimately, is being done so that this service member can have his name back and his family will know what happened to him,¡± said Byrd.¡°It¡¯s gonna bring a lot of comfort to a lot of families just like it has ours,¡± said Stevenson. 2010

When it comes to flooding, the problems most people think about are washed-out roads and underwater homes.But after rainstorms in Missouri and Iowa caused nearby rivers to rise, a family in Northeast Arkansas stumbled upon a 9-foot alligator far from its natural habitat -- in their rice field.Frank Pierce and his family told CNN affiliate WMC-TV that they found the massive gator basking in the sun on Thursday. The family lives about 90 miles from the Mississippi River and in the same county as one of its tributaries, the White River."Me and my brother and my wife and daughter were going fishing and we come around the curve and he was laying out there in the field," Pierce said.Pierce called the police, and the Jackson County Sheriff David Lucas told WMC-TV that they didn't believe the story at first.Lucas said, "When we first got the call, we thought well this is some kind of prank or a log or something because you just don't see gators this far north."But when they got to the scene, they were surprised to see that the call was, in fact, real. The gator greeted law enforcement in the same place it was spotted by the Pierce family.Lucas called the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, who said that the siting was due to the overflowing rivers. According to the National Wildlife Federation, alligators are more commonly found in Southeast states such as Louisiana, Alabama, Florida and Texas.CNN Meteorologist Monica Garrett said water from the Mississippi River has been high for weeks and flooding will continue to be a concern into June.The ACFC said it's not uncommon when rivers flood for alligators to leave their usual homes. The commission also found another 4-foot gator nearby while trying to capture the larger animal. However, the gator escaped, and the commission representative told WMC-TV there's a chance no one will ever see it again. 1879

Val¨¦rie P¨¦cresse, the President of the ?le-de-France region in which Paris lies, has told reporters that the fire at Notre Dame Cathedral was an accident. "This was an accident. It wasn¡¯t intentional," she said.P¨¦cresse said the region would unlock an emergency fund of €10 million euros (.3 million) to help in the rebuild efforts.The cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris is home to scores of priceless artifacts, artwork and relics collected over the centuries, each with their own story.As a devastating fire tore through the revered Gothic cathedral on Monday, toppling its spire, many feared these treasures might be lost forever.A "forest" of wooden latticework fueled the blaze which consumed the building's roof, whose framework dates back to the 13th century, according to Msgr. Patrick Chauvet, the cathedral's rector.The Paris Fire Brigade tweeted that the cathedral's stone construction has been "saved," as have the "main works of art." As more information emerges, what has been rescued from Notre Dame is becoming apparent.Yet many details, such as possible water damage from the operation to save the building, are still unclear.What was saved? The Crown of Thorns, which some believe was placed on the head of Jesus and which the cathedral calls its "most precious and most venerated relic," was rescued from the fire, according to Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo.? Hidalgo confirmed the Tunic of Saint Louis and other "major" works were also saved.? The facade and twin bell towers, the tallest structures in Paris until the completion of the Eiffel Tower in the late 19th century, survived the blaze.The North tower was completed in 1240 and the South tower in 1250.? The cathedral's main bell, Emanuelle, lives in the South tower. It has marked significant moments in French history, such as the end of World War II, as well as holidays and special occasions.? The Rose windows are a trio of immense round stained-glass windows over the cathedral's three main portals that date back to the 13th century. The Archbishop of Paris said all three have been saved, reports CNN affiliate BFM TV.? The original Great Organ, one of the world's most famous musical instruments, dates back to medieval times. Over the years, organ makers renovated the instrument and added onto it, but it still contained pipes from the Middle Ages before Monday's fire.The position of titular organist, or head organist, carries great prestige in France and around the world. The Archbishop of Paris confirmed the organ is safe, reports CNN affiliate BFM TV.Fate of other artifacts unconfirmed"We managed to protect the most precious treasures in a safe place," a Paris City Hall spokesperson told CNN.However it has not been confirmed whether individual items such as a fragment of the True Cross and one of the Holy Nails were saved.? There were also numerous sculptures, statues and paintings inside the cathedral depicting Biblical scenes and saints.One series of 76 paintings, each nearly four meters tall, commemorates the New Testament's Acts of the Apostles, including the crucifixion of St. Peter and the conversion of St. Paul. The works were completed between 1630 and 1707 by the members or associates of the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture.Another painting is from a series by Jean Jouvenet depicting the life of the Virgin Mary. All six from the series used to be in the cathedral. They were moved to the Louvre in the 1860s, and only "The Visitation" was returned to Notre Dame.A portrait from 1648 of St. Thomas Aquinas also graced the cathedral's interiors.? It is not yet clear how much damage there is to the cathedral's exterior, where a menagerie of menacing gargoyles and chimeras stand guard and a system of flying buttresses support the outside walls.A Paris police source told CNN that part of the vault has collapsed in the central nave, and architects are checking whether the structure is stable.? The cathedral also has an archaeological crypt under the courtyard. It was created to protect 19th-century relics that were discovered during excavations in 1965. It opened to the public in 1980. 4127

WALNUT SHADE, Mo. ¨C Many girls dream of their father walking them down the aisle at their wedding. That wasn¡¯t an option for one Missouri bride, but her dad was there in spirit thanks to a silly prank he pulled before his death. Skye Harmon was only 2 years old when her father, Michael Woodruff, went to the hospital for what he though was a hernia. Turns out, he had Stage 4 Burkitt lymphoma and learned he only had a few months to live. Being so young at the time of his death, Harmon says she only ever got to know her dad through stories told by friends and family.¡°My aunts and uncles, grandparents, and my mom have always told me things about him that made me feel close to him,¡± said Harmon, who is now 23.On her wedding day in October, Harmon says her uncle, Mark Woodruff, visited her in her bridal room before the ceremony and told her a story about her dad that she had never heard before. Harmon¡¯s uncle told her that her father was the best man in his wedding and when it was time to hand him the rings, he instead gave him a googly eyed, red-lipped frog ring as a joke.Woodruff held onto that silly ring since that day and passed it onto his niece on her special day. Before she walked down the aisle, Harmon slipped the frog ring onto her right-hand ring finger, serving as a reminder that her father was there with her as she married the love of her life, Aaron Harmon.¡°I wore it on my right hand as I walked down the aisle and will treasure it forever,¡± said Harmon.Harmon says she and her husband plan to put the fragile frog ring in a shadow box alongside other mementos from their wedding. 1622

Where the Mississippi River nears its end, sits a city that nearly faced its own end.¡°It¡¯s a different kind of place,¡± said Louisiana native Hosea LaFleur.Nearly 15 years after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans remains a city where the past never strays too far from the present. The storm is still felt by every homeowner here on their homeowners¡¯ insurance bills.After the storm, insurance companies no longer wanted to offer homeowners insurance in parts of Louisiana that were vulnerable to hurricanes. They thought it was a money-loser.So, the state created Citizens Insurance. Initially controversial, it was funded by all the property owners in the state, including people who didn¡¯t live anywhere near the damaged areas.¡°That certainly was a hard sell for those folks,¡± said Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon.Louisiana¡¯s Citizens Insurance eventually helped stabilize the insurance market after Katrina and attracted more than 30 new insurance companies to the state. The number of homeowners on Citizens has also since plummeted, from 174,000 in 2008 to about 38,000 today, representing about 0.4 percent of the market there.¡°The policyholders are contributing fees, as well as the companies writing business contribute fees,¡± said Joey O¡¯Connor, owner of the O¡¯Connor Insurance Group and president of the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Louisiana.Hosea LaFleur¡¯s coastal home is on Citizens Insurance.¡°Just fell in love with it,¡± he said of the home. ¡°Fell in love with the people, the things, the atmosphere.¡±It¡¯s been hit by hurricanes twice: first Katrina in 2005 and then Gustav, three years later.¡°Knocked our walls down, everything down,¡± LaFleur said.Despite the repeated rebuilding, he wouldn¡¯t dream of giving it up.¡°It's home to us,¡± LaFleur said. ¡°We love it. We love everything about it.¡±Robert Allen is an adjunct professor at the School of Professional Advancement at Tulane University. His courses specialize in risk management and threat assessments. ¡°That's going to start adding up,¡± he said, of rebuilding in vulnerable natural disaster areas. ¡°Who foots the bill at the end of the day? You do. I do. Everybody else does.¡±Last year, the U.S. experienced 14 separate billion-dollar natural disasters: two hurricanes, two winter storms, eight severe storms, wildfires and a drought.From California wildfires to Midwest floods to coastal hurricanes, Allen said that as some insurance companies pull back from covering some areas, taxpayers will need to figure out if they want to keep footing the rebuilding bill.¡°At the end of the day is going to come down to money,¡± he said. ¡°I mean, how much money is being put into that and at what point again do you decide this is enough?¡±Allen said one idea that¡¯s been floated is to create a federal natural disaster insurance program, similar to the national flood insurance program. Taxpayers everywhere would be responsible for keeping it solvent.¡°There was talk or there is some kind of undertones about doing that with all hazards threats -- like doing that with the fires and just underwriting some of this stuff,¡± Allen said.It¡¯s a challenge that taxpayers will have to confront, if they chose to rebuild areas hit over and over again by nature¡¯s fury. 3259

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