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Never leave a fallen soldier behind.
The Army made good on that promise to a Korean War veteran.
It's been more than 60 years since the family of Sergeant 1st Class Arthur Jewett
said farewell to their soldier sibling.
I've been wondering all this time what happened to him.
I was little when he left.
[Allen] Jewett was on the battlefield during the Korean War's Chosin Reservoir Campaign in 1950.
Battle lines changing constantly; in fact, his unit, as I understand it,
was wiped out.
There were no survivors within his platoon from the reconnaissance that he was sent on.
[Allen] The Army declared the South Dakota native missing in action
and then dead after his body could not be located.
Well, we were hoping they were still looking,
but after a while, mom and daddy just kind of gave up.
[Allen] But the Army didn't give up looking for Jewett.
In 2002 his remains were recovered in Korea.
They were positively identified earlier this year.
Army National Guard soldiers were finally able to bring him home
when they laid Jewett to rest in Grand Rapids, South Dakota.
[Jewett's sister] It's so emotional for us.
[soldier giving order]
I thought, 'Oh, my God. Here he comes now.'
And it wasn't real until I saw the casket.
[Allen] His family also paid tribute to his Native American roots.
It's been a long time of waiting for the Jewett family [guns firing],
waiting to say hello and goodbye to their brother. [guns firing]
This is it. We're going to have him home now.
[Allen] And after all these years, the Army has kept its promise to Jewett
of never leaving a fallen comrade behind.
Ana Allen, Washington, D.C.