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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Conducts Repatriation Ceremony in Vietnam
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Travis Walter, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Detachment 2 commander, and General Nguyen Ba Thang, Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons, sign transfer documents before a repatriation ceremony in Vietnam, April 19, 2025. The ceremony marked the culmination of the efforts of three recovery teams to recover U.S. personnel unaccounted for during the Vietnam War. During the ceremony, an honor guard team escorted the potential remains for transport to the DPAA Laboratory on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. Once there, the scientific analysis process will begin. There are currently 1,573 Americans missing from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Megan Ozaki)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Hosted Latest Family Member Update in New Orleans
Fern Sumpter Winbush, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency principal deputy director, meets with family members during a family member update in New Orleans, April 12, 2025. The family member update included information about ongoing recoveries, identification processes and advancements, partnerships and innovations, and any significant developments regarding specific cases of missing service members. DPAA aims to account for the Nation’s still missing while keeping the families of the missing informed and involved. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashleigh Maxwell)
2025 National Vietnam War Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony
Fern Sumpter Winbush, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency principal deputy director, participates in the National Vietnam War Veterans Day ceremony at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington D.C., March 29, 2025. On this day, marking the disestablishment of the United States Military Assistance Command, Vietnam, and the departure of the final U.S. combat troops from Vietnam in 1973, the United States of America Vietnam War Commemoration hosted this year’s ceremony. The main display featured three wreaths and concluded with a moment of silence to honor all veterans who served in the Vietnam War, as well as their families, for their service, dedication, and sacrifice. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashleigh Maxwell).
SECDEF Visits DPAA
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth poses for a group photo with U.S. service members at the Defense Personnel Accounting Agency on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, March 25, 2025. During his visit, the SECDEF announced the 100th identification from the 55 boxes of Korean War remains we received in 2018 after President Trump's meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un.
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Liberation of Manila 80th anniversary ceremony
Service members and civilians with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency alongside American Battle Monuments Commission staff disinter a casket containing unknown remains at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Philippines, March 3, 2025. The MACM holds personnel from the U.S., Philippines, and other allied nations and includes 29 Medal of Honor recipients. They operate and maintain 26 American cemeteries and 31 memorials, monuments and markers in 17 countries. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cole Yardley)
The 2025 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster Is Now Available!
The 2025 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster is now available! Please click the link below to download or order a copy.
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Conducts Repatriation Ceremony in Vietnam
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Hosted Latest Family Member Update in New Orleans
2025 National Vietnam War Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony
SECDEF Visits DPAA
Liberation of Manila 80th anniversary ceremony
The 2025 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster Is Now Available!
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Conducts Repatriation Ceremony in Vietnam
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, the Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons, and U.S. Ambassador Marc Knapper, took part in a repatriation ceremony in Vietnam, April 19, 2025.
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Soldier Accounted For From WWII (Aikman, R.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army 1st Lt. Robert P. Aikman, 40, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 2,
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Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Manring, G.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Master Sgt. George C. Manring, 21, of Lake Wales, Florida, killed in action during the
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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Thornton, I.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. Ivor D. Thornton, 34, of Martinsville, Virginia, killed during World War II, was
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USS California Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Bowden, E.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Edward D. Bowden, 29, killed during World War II, was accounted for on
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DPAA IN THE NEWS
Defense Secretary Announces 100th Service Member Identified From Remains Turned Over by North Korea
The 100th service member from a group of remains handed over by North Korea seven years ago has been successfully identified, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced from Hawaii.
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Department Tells Gold Star Families: We'll Find Loved Ones, Bring Them Home
Some 380 Gold Star families attended a family member update to learn how the agency is proceeding in efforts to repatriate the remains of service members who never returned home from the Vietnam War, the Korean War or World War II.
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Returning heroes home: How DISA supports DPAA’s mission to bring the missing back to their families
Every U.S. Warfighter who answers the nation’s call carries a solemn promise: they will never be
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HRC’s Past Conflicts Repatriation Branch strives to connect Families with fallen
Marge Hop Wong was in the third grade when her brother Staff Sgt. Yuen Hop, who became a waist
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Face of Defense: Air Force Officer Contributes to DPAA Efforts
People join the Air Force for many reasons, from the potential to travel abroad to the educational
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