Officials return Vietnam War remains to family
HICKHAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- Airmen of the 36th Aerial Port Squadron carry the remains of Col. Lester Holmes out of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command here May 18. Colonel Holmes' son, Senior Master Sgt. Roger Holmes, is the first sergeant for the squadron based at McChord Air Force Base, Wash. The colonel was missing in action in Vietnam since May 22, 1967. His remains were recently identified after they were recovered in 1998, and he will be laid to rest May 22 with full military honors in Nashua, Iowa. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Wendy Beauchaine)
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