sergeant joseph gant was a prisoner of war during the korean war. his remains were finally released this week. and today his widow finally said good-bye. we have more. >> reporter: it was a silent moment of serenity. an army sergeant returning home in a casket. it took 63 years for this day. and clara gant waited. >> 63 years i feel fine. i wish it could have been earlier. >> reporter: the 94-year-old met the dapper sergeant joseph gant on a chance train trip from texas to california in 1946. he would become his wife. he would answer the call of his country, leaving for the korean war, never to come home. >> his homecoming into inglewood, california. his homegoing is to heaven. >> reporter: sergeant gant became a prisoner of war. his widow held captive by concern. clara gant never remarried, never lost hope. >> who long, long showed courage and dedication as well. >> reporter: in the predawn darkness, she gingerly approached as sergeant gant's remains were brought to l.a.x. her pain released as her eyes leaked tears. today at the cemetery she rememb

. >> reporter: 94-year-old clara gant has been waiting for this moment her husband, joseph gant died while a prisoner of war in north korea in 1951. today, his body returned home. >> he told me if anything happened to him, he wanted me to remarry. and i told him no. no. no. here i am. still his wife. >> clara and joseph met in 1946 on a train from texas to los angeles the two married in 1948. >> he was in two wars. world war ii, in 46 and korean war. he was a good husband. >> gant was defending his unit's position when taken prisoner of war. the war hero took a last trip. the coffin carried by honor guards and law enforcement and patriot guard escorted him to his final resting place. >> just receive it. coming home. we're so blessed. and i am so happy i was living to accept him. >> wow what. a woman. abc7 news wants to thank you for helping make give were you live a success. because of you, $75,000 will be going to bay area feeding america food banks. and congratulations to the winner. and he thought it's a joke first when getting the call. he doesn't believe he won. but now, he and

sergeant joseph gant joined the army in 1942. in 1950, a prisoner of war in korea.what happened next is not clear. after six decade. his remains were returned to his home in englewood, california. his wife never remarried says at least she feels a sense of closure. >> praise the lord. just let me live to receive the closure for my husband. >> technical difficulties there. gant was awarded the bronze star medal as well. some 84,000 service members including 8,000 from the korean war remain missing. dangerous deadly week for some drawn to back country skiing. bay area skier killed in an avalanche near jackson hole. and another skier's narrow escape. at first the camera mounted to the helmet shows an easy going glide through colorado back country. then the skier realizes his brother was caught in an avalanche ahead. races downhill to find his brother. see if he we him. with his just his head above ♪ right there. >> help. >> right before it stopped completely. i was worried i would be buried completely. >> the avalanches killed 24 people in the united states last year t

with the american red white and blue draped over his casket, the remains of sergeant first class joseph gant passed by the patriot guard riders. >> i remember him especially because he was so helpful to this young greenhorn as they call us in those days. >> reporter: a funeral service comes 63 years after the former pow was captured in 1950. he died in march of 1951. >> this is the greatest gift i could have. to see a wife receive him back. >> reporter: it is a homecoming for a man awarded the bronze star and purple heart. >> it is a wonderful thing for him to come home after 60 years of his wife not knowing where he is at. >> reporter: this is not just a celebration of his life, but a love affair. you see, cala never remarried. >> i had a lovely time being an married woman. >> reporter: he made it here to his final resting place with full military honors that clara waited for. >> returning pows back in 1953 that gant had died in custody, but his remains have only recently been identified. >>> well they are literally on ice. 74 people aboard a research ship are waiting to be rescued days aft

. >> reporter: the remains of the sergeant first class joseph gant made it to englewood park cemeterywith full military honors, honors clara patiently waited for. >> that report from art barron. in 19523 returning p.o.w.s they said he died in custody. recently his remains were identified. >>> more people enrolled for health insurance. the health and human services department says in the week leading up to december 24th nearly twice as many people enrolled as in the first part of december. the number being reported today is only partial. that is because the administration does not have an update yet on the 14 states including california running their own web sites. >>> a mystery in solano county. a vallejo man says he woke up one more with no id, no idea of who he was or where he was born. vincent bordeaux on a quest to unlock his forgotten past after he said he woke up dazed under a freeway overpass. he believes he came here in 2011 on the promise of a job. he last remembers a cup of coffee at a man's apartment before passing out. >> i've been struggling with this and it's been so fru

sergeant joseph gant joined the army in 1942. then in 1950 he was taken as a prisoner of war in korea. what happened next isn't exactly clear but after six decades, gant's remains were finally identified and returned home to inglewood, california. his wife who never remarried says at least she feels a sense of closure. >> i was praying to the lord to let me live to receive the closure of my husband. >> gant was posthumously awarded are a medal. >>> this has been a dangerous and deadly past few days for some of those drawn to backcountry skiing. a bay area skier was killed in an avalanche near jackson hole, wyoming. this is video of another skier's narrow escape. now, at first the video camera mounted to the camera shows an easy going glide. then he realizes his brother was caught in an avalanche. he does discover his brother with just his head above the snow. >> when i was deep under the snow right before it stopped completely, i was really worried i was going to be buried completely and suffocate to death underneath the snow. >>

reporter: the remains of sergeant first class joseph made it here to ingle park cemetery, honors clara patiently waited for. >> that report. in 1903, gant died in custody. recently, his remains were identified. >>> more than a million people now have enrolled for insurance in the improved web site. the health and human services department said in the week leading up to the december 24th, nearly twice as many people enrolled as in the first part of december. the number being reported today is only partial. that's because the administration does not have an update yet on the 14 states including california running their own web sites. >>> now a mystery in solano county. he had no idea who he was or where he was born. he woke up dazed under a freeway overpass. he believes he came here from the east coast in 2011 on the promise of a job. he last remembers having a cup of coffee at a man's apartment before passing out. >> i've been struggling with this and just so frustrated >> he works and lives in a homeless shelter. eventually, he hopes to make his way back to the east coast where he believes he's from. >>> you can call it the effect after