Members of the Iowa National Guard Honor Guard march across the airport tarmac after completing planeside honors for Cpl. Melvin Hull at the Des Moines International Airport, Des Moines, Iowa, June 26, 2025. Hull’s remains were returned home to Iowa 80 years after the Army lost contact with his aircraft over Papua New Guinea in January 1945. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Annalise Guckenberger)
Planeside honors rendered for repatriation of Cpl. Melvin Hull