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June 9, 2023

After 80 years, project underway to identify POWs

At the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, the Defense Department is disinterring more than 400 sets of remains of American service members who died during WWII. The hope: After

June 9, 2023

Remains of Medal of Honor recipient buried in Georgia

Army Cpl. Luther H. Story “displayed conspicuous bravery” during a large-scale attack by the North Korean People’s Army near the Naktong River in South Korea on September 1, 1950, according to a joint

June 9, 2023

Meet the American who earned the Medal of Honor

Cpl. Story earned the Medal of Honor for his ferocious last stand in the turning-point battle of the Korean War. He saved lives among his retreating company. He helped save South Korea from darkness.

June 9, 2023

Inside DPAA's hunt for lost Servicemen

Over 81,000 Americans remain missing after fighting in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and more. A Department of Defense division known as the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency works to

April 13, 2023

DPAA holds first honorable carry ceremony at Offutt since runway reopened

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency held its first honorable carry ceremony since the runway reopened April 4, 2023, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.

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