chief petty officer albert hayden was oklahoma the day the japanese attacked pearl harbor.e's listed as the first person from maryland to die in world war ii. >> he was the very first casualty literally hours before war was declared, but it was the impetus for the war. >> reporter: when the oklahoma went down killing 429 sailors, the majority of those who died were never identified until last year when the department of defense using a new state-of-the-art forensic lab in hawaii began testing the remains. hayden's remains were one of the first to be identified. 75 years after he died, today albert hayden returned to his hometown in st. mary's county. >> it's making his mother's wish come true. >> reporter: ronnie kissinger never met her cousin. >> i knew him in my heart because of our family history, because my mother used to talk about his mother and how heart broke when he died. >> reporter: before she died, his mother emma had one last request. >> on her death bed said, bring my son home to be with his family. >> reporter: the family knew hayden had died at pearl harbor

her husband albert hayden died 15 years before that. he was on the u.s.s. oklahoma. emma's last wish on her death bed was that her son's body be returned here to maryland and be buried by her side. his was among the hundreds of bodies that were never identified after the oklahoma was salvaged. but two years ago, the department of defense started a new effort to identify those fallen men and women who had served in so many of and last year, albert hayden's remains were identified, and today his body returned here to leonardtown, maryland, where he grew up, went to school, and where his family is buried. her son will be laid to rest right beside her. mark segraves, news4. >>> we are just getting started here on news4 at 4:00. in the next few minutes, earning more for working more. clearing up confusion about a plan to pay you past quitting time. >>> the new efforts to prevent some serious travel delays this summer. >>> firefighters in a fight of their own after losing a colleague. >>> going where it's never gone before. >> the plan that could uproot some busy roads in

. >> albert hayden was laid to rest next to his mother and father. >> beautiful ending to a wonderful story here. >> news 4. >> hopefully more will be located veryn. dip on the rails and buses. compared to the same time period last year. it's 12 million fewer trips which is about 5%. one of the big causes is the january blizzard that forced them to shutdown for two days. that cost the transit system nearly $7 million in fairs and parking fees. a local church is breaking ground on a unique health and fitness center. it cost $20 million to build but could have a huge impact on communities in prince george's county. ♪ >> the first baptist church held a ceremony to start construction. the family life center will get half it's power from the new solar farm and by the end of next year it will feature basketball courts, fitness rooms and indoor track and wellness programs for kids and seniors. >> when i have a ability to help people's health be better. >> the church has more than 11,000 members and raised all the money up front. >> you know, there is just so much to see and do in this area s

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