“We need to honor the veterans,” Vietnam veteran Tate English said. "Especially, the MIAs. There are so many left that are in North Korea and Vietnam. It’s just overwhelming when a lost veteran comes home.”

The soldier's siblings Howard, Samuel and their sister Elsie had been waiting decades for their brother's remains. Cpl. Duncan was a part of the “Home for Christmas” offensive during the Korean War in 1950, but Duncan never came home. He was later declared “killed in action” and his remains were not found until recently.

Duncan’s family tried long and hard to locate and bring their brother home.

“After a long time like that you begin to think, am I going to outlast this thing?” Duncan’s brother, Samuel Duncan’s family said.

Before that could happen, Earl Duncan’s remains were identified in September. We spoke with his brother, Samuel Duncan, after his body was brought to North Carolina.

“If we hadn’t seen this today, it would have been just a blank in the rest of the generations,” Duncan said. “They wouldn’t have known nothing.”

Cpl. Duncan may not have made it home for Christmas 69 years ago, but he has made it home now.

“They got something they can hold,” Pierson said. “It will be with them.”

“He gave his life for our freedoms,” Hudsons said. “So today is his day, he is finally home.”

According to the Department of Defense, their are still 7,606 American soldiers still unaccounted for from the Korean War.