The Journey Home

Inglis, Florida (Feb. 17, 2023)

At 17 years old, Cpl. Larry A. Hughes enlisted in the Marine Corps and shipped out for Vietnam. When he returned home to Inglis, Florida in 1969, he left a piece of himself behind in the An Hoa Basin.

In October 2022, decorated Marine Corps veteran and former Senator James Webb and Professor Michael Desch traveled to Vietnam with a group of students from the University of Notre Dame. While conducting a battlefield study, they recovered Cpl. Hughes’ dog tag.

What followed was story of remembrance, family, and a homecoming more than 50 years in the making.

(U.S. Marine Corps Video by Staff Sgt. John A. Martinez)

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