I have been to Reagan National Airport in Washington, D.C., many times over the years. Never could I have predicted that one day, October 27, 2023, to be exact, I would be so deeply moved by my most recent visit there. As a representative of the Kassel Mission Historical Society, I was invited by the gracious family of 2nd Lt. Porter M. Pile to attend his landing, the welcome home, and final flight, of our Kassel Mission KIA, just reclassified from the status of MIA in the fall of 2022. My father, although severely injured, was a survivor of that mission.