Photo of the Week: May 29, 2026

Welcome Home, Corporal Stephen Joe Mayer

Corporal Stephen Joe Mayer, a St. Louis native and U.S. Marine killed in action during World War II during the battle for Tarawa, was finally brought home more than eight decades after his death in the Pacific.

As his flight arrived at STL, a water cannon salute honored a soldier whose story was never forgotten.

Welcome home, Corporal Mayer.