After a long wait, the remains of Navy Lieutenant William Swanson are home in Minnesota. Swanson's plane was shot down in 1965 and until recently he was listed as missing in action. But his remains were finally identified near a village in Laos and Monday family members saw Swanson buried with full military honors. Flags will fly at half-staff Tuesday in his honor.

Joe Gomer flew 68 missions with the famed crew of World War II fighter pilots who broke a military racial barrier. When Gomer turns 92 on Wednesday Duluth will honor him by dedicating a statue of him at the city's airport.

19-year-old Corporal Wayne Erickson of Minneapolis never returned from a training flight over the south Pacific during World War II. But thanks to years of work by the Pentagon's POW/Missing Personnel Office, Erickson's remains have finally been recovered and identified. He will be buried with full military honors.

Makenzie Caine is so proud of her hometown of Blue Earth she featured it in her first music video, "Take This Town" from her CD of the same name. After shooting Friday, she hopes to have the video ready for the CD's June release.

Mike Colalillo of West Duluth was one of 450 service members awarded the nation's highest combat award during World War II. Despite the honor, friends say Colalillo rarely spoke of his gallantry because of how humble he was.

Many Minnesotans recall where they were on Oct. 25, 2002, when they heard the news that Sen. Paul Wellstone's plane had gone down near Eveleth. He, along with his wife, daughter and five others, died in the crash. Across the state, Minnesotans are honoring the 58-year-old advocate for the poor who widely respected for the passion he brought to government.