A U.S. Army colonel’s great-grandson returned a “good luck” flag Wednesday to the family of a Japanese soldier who carried it into battle during World War II.

A “Good Luck” flag was donated and placed on display aboard the USS Lexington Museum for almost three decades, but now it has made its journey to Japan to be formally reunited with the family.

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The flag belonging to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda was returned to his son from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years. "It's a miracle," 83-year-old Toshihiro Mutsuda said.

Japanese "good luck" flags from World War II, and the quest to find their eternal resting place. One local family journeyed overseas to reunite one of the flags with its home country.

USS Lexington Museum executive director Steve Banta, left, and Toshihiro Mutsuda, the elderly son of Japanese soldier Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, hold together Mutsuda's good luck flag during the handover ...

The flag, known as Yosegaki Hinomaru or a good luck flag, was discovered to belong to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, a Japanese soldier who fought in World War II. It is being reunited with its family after ...

U.S. Army veteran Chris Dorsey returns a WWII good luck flag to a fallen Japanese soldier’s family, bringing closure and unity across generations.

The flag belonging to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda was returned to his son from a U.S. war museum where it had been on display for 29 years. "It's a miracle," 83-year-old Toshihiro Mutsuda said.

The flag, known as Yosegaki Hinomaru or a good luck flag, was discovered to belong to Shigeyoshi Mutsuda, a Japanese soldier who fought in World War II. It is being reunited with its family after ...