US Army Major Floyd H. Kushner fulfills a promise he made to himself five years ago by singing "American the Beautiful" upon his repatriation. Joining him is Green Beret Major Floyd J. Thompson, the longest-held American POW. Emotionally overwhelmed, Army Staff Sergeant Isiah McMillan and Marine Captain Bruce Archer join in tears. Photograph taken at Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu on March 20, 1973.

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