A Korean War Odyssey - The Story of a Returning Korean War MIA

It is the true story of Cpl. Donald Matney - his exploits and sudden disappearance during the war, and our efforts to locate and bring him home many years later.  A small-town Missouri boy, Donnie joins the army at the age of 17 to see the world during peace time and is posted to the good life performing occupational duties in Japan.  When the North Koreans attack, he is suddenly thrust into violent combat fighting a better armed and better prepared enemy.  A mortarman who never fired a live round, he finds himself lobbing shells at the enemy across the Kum River.  He disappears during the battle for Taejon.  Over sixty years later, we set out to retrace his journeys.  Slowly, carefully we reconstruct the short life of Donald Matney and bring him home to be buried by his mother.