Finally: Remains of Vietnam MIA Capt. Robert Holton coming home to Butte

Finally: Remains of Vietnam MIA Capt. Robert Holton coming home to Butte

More than 48 years after his plane was shot down over Laos during the Vietnam War, the uncertainty about Air Force Capt. Robert Edwin Holton of Butte is over.

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What began as the National Folk Festival in Butte ten years ago spawned the Montana Folk Festival now in its seventh season. The successful format of music, dance and cultural exhibits continues to draw large crowds of people to the Mining City.  

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