Fallen Fort Bragg soldier’s heartbreaking homecoming: Staff Sgt. Michael Swinton returns to Fayetteville

FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (WNCN) — A heartbreaking homecoming unfolded Monday afternoon as the remains of a fallen Fort Bragg soldier returned to Fayetteville.

Staff Sgt. Michael Emmanuel Swinton’s remains arrived at Fayetteville Regional Airport from Dover Air Force Base on a charter jet.

His wife, Mia Gonzalez-Swinton, was seen leaning over her husband’s flag-draped casket, sobbing, as family members gathered around to say goodbye.

The Patriot Guard Riders escorted Swinton’s remains from the airport to a funeral home in Hope Mills…

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