it was like goodbye andgod bles. david: it was 1973, many years into that war when the peace treaty, the paris pcos we. the p.o.w.s finally started to come home. the image back then of everett alvarez walking off the plane mid salute. he has not forgotten that moment. it was unreal. it was overwhelming. david: in the right hand corner of this photo at the bonhomme, this is tom hampton. this was your reaction when the aircraft carrier said we are in international waters, eight years, eight and half years? lee ellis holding the plane home handed a cigar. and my mustache with what it had to, so i would go home like i came in. norman mcdaniel when he was reunited with his wife and his son was 11. i will never forget, he said we are never going to let you leave us again.