A Japanese flag, that has been aboard the USS Lexington Museum on the Bay for 29 years, will return to its homeland. News Sports Business Lifestyle Advertise Obituaries eNewspaper Legals.

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.

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.

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.