An 85-year-old veteran has returned to the United States after being freed by North Korea. Merrill Newman was detained for over a month after visiting North Korea as a tourist. The North Korean government accused him of war crimes for serving in the Korean War 60 years ago. Newman addressed reporters after arriving in San Francisco.

Merrill Newman: “Good morning. I’m delighted to be home. I want to thank the Swedish embassy in Pyongyang and the American embassy in Beijing for all their help. It’s been a great, great homecoming, and I’m tired but ready to be with my family now. And thank you all for the support we got, and very much appreciate it.”

At least one other U.S. citizen is detained in North Korea, the Christian missionary Kenneth Brae, serving a 15-year sentence of hard labor for “crimes against the state.”