US Marine Private Frederick L. Elbert, Jr. is seen being greeted by well-wishers at the MAC Terminal on Hickam Air Force Base in Honolulu, Hawaii. He is preparing to board an Air Force C-141 aircraft for the final part of his journey to the mainland. Elbert's destination is the St. Albans Naval Hospital in New York. This image is part of the Operation Homecoming, which involved the repatriation of US Marine POWs.

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