Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter watches as Aijalon Mahli Gomes departs a private plane in Boston, Massachusetts, August 27, 2010. The U.S. State Department on Friday welcomed the release of an American who had been imprisoned in North Korea and thanked former President Jimmy Carter for bringing him home.
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Aijalon Gomes hugs former President Jimmy Carter at Logan International Airport in Boston, Aug. 27, 2010. Carter flew to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, this week on a private mission to secure a pardon for the 31-year-old American who was detained in January after crossing into the country from China.
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Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter hugs Aijalon Mahli Gomes after disembarking a private plane in Boston, Massachusetts, August 27, 2010. The U.S. State Department on Friday welcomed the release of an American who had been imprisoned in North Korea and thanked former President Carter for bringing him home
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Aijalon Gomes is directed to his family by former President Jimmy Carter at Logan International Airport in Boston, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Carter flew to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, this week on a private mission to secure a pardon for the 31-year-old American who was detained in January after crossing into the country from China.
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Aijalon Mahli Gomes reaches to embrace his mother Jacqueline McCarthy (green) after arriving with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter (L) in Boston, Massachusetts, August 27, 2010. The U.S. State Department on Friday welcomed the release of an American who had been imprisoned in North Korea and thanked former President Carter for bringing him home.
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Aijalon Gomes reaches for his mother Jacqueline McCarthy after arriving at Logan International Airport in Boston, Friday, Aug. 27, 2010. Former President Jimmy Carter flew to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, this week on a private mission to secure a pardon for the 31-year-old American who was detained in January after crossing into the country from China. (AP Photo/Winslow Townson)
Aijalon Gomes' family huddles with him after he arrived with former President Jimmy Carter, left, at Logan International Airport in Boston, Aug. 27, 2010. Carter flew to the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, this week on a private mission to secure a pardon for the 31-year-old American who was detained in January after crossing into the country from China.
(AP Photo/Winslow Townson)