Vietnam War veteran returns home -- 47 years later

The remains of a Vietnam War veteran were returned to the U.S. this week. For 47 years, Master Sergeant James Holt was one of the hundreds of unaccounted Americans from the war until new DNA technology identified parts of his remains. As David Martin reports, Holt's return was met with a special and spontaneous salute.

[@traveljacknguyen2915]

Being a Vietnamese, i feel good that American finally found their lost soldiers’s body!!! My grandfather died and lost in the war, he fought for North Vietnam!!! We haven’t found his body for half of century My biggest dream is to find his grave !!! I hope there will be no more war that no child will be in my situation!! 🇺🇸🇻🇳🤝

[@saradasmr7267]

I hope your grandfather is found someday. May he also Rest In Peace.

[@joeswansonthesimphunter2612]

I give your grandpa the respect he deserves. All sides of the Vietnam War showed courage unlike many others. My step grandpa was nearly killed in Vietnam when he was severely wounded. I hope one day you're able to find your grandfather's body and lay him to rest for once and for all

[@armymastersgt]

Welcome Home Brother

[@anibalbabilonia1867]

A long overdue welcome home rip :-( thank you for your service.🤝

[@waynejfoster9860]

R.I.P. Thank you for your service. Stand down soldier. You've done You're duty.

[@W.Stryker]

welcome home soldier I'm sorry that happened to you and your family now your finally home from Vietnam and your family has closure May you rest in Peace brother from Sgt.William Paul Snider US.Army 1996-2000

[@tiffanyvaughn6393]

In honor of my late father I salute all veterans.

[@barryburnfield1908]

Welcome home from a fellow Vietnam Vet 25th division 1967 to 1968 Dau Tieng

[@aa64912]

Welcome home MSG Holt. HHB 4th infantry division 1969-70 Central Highlands

[@OORVOKKI]

Now you are at home Master SergeantJames Holt after too long time.. I am so sorry for you and for your family. God bless you and rest in peace.

[@ThirdDegreeWitchExplores]

R.I.P Sir . Respect from England , I noticed uk police officers in that honour guard , nice to see

[@noahsimmons4107]

Broke my heart into pieces. Rest In Peace sergeant.

[@billhembree3264]

welcome home brother its 47 years laght may you rest in peace

[@alexanderpostma1997]

Welcome home hero! finally you made it back! thank you for your service! we owe you men so much! we owe you our freedom! never forgotten, Always remembered!

[@billhensel8419]

MS James Holt..... I salute you! welcome home. I too was there, but was one of the fortunate to come home. My welcome was not as 'warm and emotional' as yours. You have my full respect, sometimes tears are just not enough.

[@loganbaileysfunwithtrains606]

Welcome home sir, rest well in Arlington, you deserve it

[@waltlafi6913]

Freedom is not free. Plato stated for only the dead have seen the last of war. Rest in peace SGT. Holt.

[@quickzilver333]

Welcome Home Brother! Thank you for your sacrifice.

[@rickyshalf9636]

congradulations finally home that welled me upmy dad was a vietnam vet there about the same time possibly even trained with that guy he was army airborne out of ft cambell ky

[@greenlegs686]

Thank you for your service and welcome home

[@S62bhas]

God Bless Master Sergeant James Holt's Wife & Daughters God Comfort Them & Grant them Strength

[@NegiTaiMetal011]

I'm no American, but still I say welcome back home soldier, rest in eternal peace. Salute to you.

[@jenniedesvignes5761]

Welcome home, James.

[@sneakerahead6092]

God bless all our soldiers!

[@dontbabilly9956]

Thank God, RIP. Thank you for your service, I am a Vietnam era veteran myself. 1972 to 1975.

[@Dulex321]

Thank you for your service!

[@garrybragg7244]

My father a Vietnam vet that lost 2 legs 1 arm was buried like a dog left 2 13 years old a 5 years old died at the age of 63 no money and we had to bury him ourselves we had no money we starved va refused to bury him with his military honors one day I'll go back to Honduras and bring him back to the US

[@leegacy3099]

All the stories I've read about the Lang Vei capture by the NVA, the missing Green Beret was often mentioned. Finally a closure. An online salute I offer. God Bless and RIP.

[@nnrajevski4285]

Great! Deep respect and greetings from Russia

[@railsrockft1576]

Thank you for being a good person

[@justinhagel5996]

How is Russia

[@jerrybuit6318]

We never wanted to die alone...glad he is home.

[@Rahulinstrings]

Now he is resting peacefully in his home and his motherland.

[@fruitloops781]

Welcome home sir, may you rest in peace.

[@ianfolmar9043]

Thank You n Your Family for your service... 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@lorenzonotarianni1667]

A very moving event but It did not go unoticed to me how the news anchors eyes were red and about to tear...that moved me even more.

[@stephenberry3551]

At last his family knows for sure, RIP

[@natalebinetti8513]

God bless our Veterans and to those who Passed away , Eternal Rest

[@prk30]

Welcome home, soldier. You made the ultimate sacrifice for your country. May you rest in peace.

[@anthonymarino9360]

Welcome home! God bless you & your service!

[@mexican6570]

My uncle may have fought with him. He was also in the Green Berets in Vietnam

[@vickiesutherland4628]

Rest forever in Peace Dear Brother, We!come Home!

[@cormacbrowne9448]

RIP Brother. You aren't alone anymore.

[@ewaldwatson4446]

Welcome home soldier!

[@glennriviere6574]

Welcome home Master Sergeant James RIP

[@tonyla8189]

I AM VIETNAMESE LIVE IN USA , Welcome HOME MY BROTHER 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

[@feedog9326]

Welcome Home Soldier !!!!!!

[@lucasmachetti7457]

Welcome home may he rest in hevan🙏🙏🙏

[@germaneurope5213]

this is how it should be. Wish my father would have had this honor

[@echofox74]

Rest in peace

[@muzic4lyfe2005]

Very cool what those police officers did...welcome home sergeant

[@robinrymshaw6653]

Rest In Peace and I’m so glad that his family finally got closer god bless🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸😢

[@tonyla8189]

So sad, home sweet home 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳

[@brendanbiancucci7525]

Rip wow hope Faith Love peace and Joy and peace A Man

[@billyblack1354]

RIP Warrior Brother Welcome home

[@soldtobediers]

"There are men too superior to be seen except for the few, as there are notes too high in scale for most ears."-Ralph Waldo Emerson "DE OPPRESSO LIBER" "For every ten people you find clipping at the leaves of evil, You're lucky to find one who's hacking at the roots."-Henry David Thoreau "For you are the Soldiers, Spouses, & Children Who's Actions Thru Duty and Sacrifice, Reflect The Very Key Element Of The Very Author of Sacrifice for Others, Himself!" -Former Sgt. 82nd Abn. '71-'74 51817

[@cormacbrowne9448]

Amen Brother.

[@lindawinslow2007]

M

[@josephgreenwood4929]

Need to bring them all home never stop looking for them

[@lennoncroucher6960]

Why were there met police officers there at the airport?

[@benjaminortiz387]

The extreme Team in the video it says the police unit happened to be there to honor a fallen fellow officer's funeral. I guess it's a feeling of comradeship with military personnel since the military wasn't there to receive his body

[@muzaferyilmaz4380]

God bless America, wish live there

[@tanapohn6860]

God bless you..🙏

[@markclapp8699]

That's so awesome, god bless

[@mickeymouse6894]

Welcome Home

[@irisheyez2]

Welcome home Sarge

[@TheCaesarion]

irish liam never call someone sarge it's disrespectful coming from someone in the Military

[@SEPK09]

odd

[@sixgustadbj5991]

the Hero ครับผม

[@rklz3844]

👍👍👍👍

[@angelichellspawnyang2722]

Keep gods gate safe us soldiers will follow suit once our mission is done def America

[@jayarathnevijekoon1075]

Why did go to another country ,somebodyelse's country to fight?

[@augustoalbertososarosado5333]

I am not an American citizen, and I have made myself the same question you expouse.

[@markjfox866]

🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🎖🎖🎖🎖🎖🌻

[@lacquerthinnerlarry4546]

rip

[@jessieblanton9875]

Vietnam not over to all american come home..

[@jessieblanton9875]

ALL AMERICAN P.O.W. YOU ARE NOT FOR GOT ABOUT.

[@colereed3066]

🇺🇸✝️🇺🇸

[@manuelm90]

vietnam war.. A WAR THAT WE SHOULD'VE NEVER BEEN THERE

[@alanbull9113]

uk guy signig in...brave young men answerung the call...when i see the trumpazees raiding the senate in thier clown outfits this video made me ponder....different generatuin and james holt and many others like him win in every respect hands down......his wife and family clearly very sad but proud abd so thet should be

[@ianfolmar9043]

🎊🎉🎆🎇🎁🎉🎇🎆🎊💝💝😇

[@eliasrivera5029]

:( 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@lindawinslow2007]

N

[@PhongNguyen-ut7yi]

VNCH👍👍👍👍🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@KirksCORNER1983]

Cops trying to act like their important.. lol

[@ButThatsShacksTrain]

As you sit back and do nothing but post complaints.

[@KirksCORNER1983]

@@ButThatsShacksTrain yup. and?

[@ButThatsShacksTrain]

@@KirksCORNER1983 as expected

[@zoologicalmilitia2241]

Any one remember when I stop the war in Nam for at least a couple of weeks if not months or have any news or pics? I was a 10 year old 311 militia doing a tour to visit some space friends but got an attachment into a different company VC wipe us out down to 5 we surrender VC ask each one why are over here each one ah freedom each one me and VC vomit at there answers they ask me said to visit friends from private space outfit been drafted. Then I made a deal I said if you let me go I'll bring the US President strait here to your feet no guard in 78 hours they said OK. So went back to DC rented helicopter March into the White House with my MP 5 with a custom Arabia bayonet attach point it at LBJ said coming with me to do some negations he came along with no problem flew to airport pirated an airliner flew him to Nam radios came in airliner your in a NO fly zone told them my cargo belly landed in rubber trees radio VC I got the president they were scared came in LBJ blew his shit off a huge 15 foot diameter brown widow spider Chuck his hide VC screamed and cried I said President Johnson you have been looking at too many National Graphic magazines your thinking of being naked to meet the native this is Asia their a little more refine they keep their clothes on, will you please put your clothes back on? He did. VC radio US forces saying he brought your President here he has is a large spider! Eerr err well there was a US airliner ahhhh ah spider! I just left both sides talk declared truce! But LBJ was a clone also I killed about 50 after sometime they notice it was missing crawled in a new clone began the war again.

[@donadaso9168]

but why you go to home of others at first, that what you deserve

[@genehensley767]

the dislike probably come from Donald Trump thinking we should have won that war and them soldiers didn't give their best to Win It he don't like losers Donald Trump feels that anyone who loses is a loser

[@michaelmoore2315]

gene hensley You're an idiot.

[@rachaelk.5068]

@ Gene Hensley, Please string a coherent sentence together before posting again! Donald Trump has nothing to do with disliking this video. It happened to be others who were against the war, spat on our soldiers and called them "baby killers." Get your facts right before calling out our President and say that he disliked this video when in fact, it is unclear who the 13 disliked people are.

[@robertisham5279]

​@@rachaelk.5068 Thank you! Telling that idiot off for bringing up Trump for no reason when he had nothing to do with this.