Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

DPAA Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative Round Table

DPAA Director Kelly McKeague poses for a photo with gold star daughters, during a Vietnam Wartime Accounting Initiative round table conference at the the United States Institute of Peace, Washington D.C., Oct. 10, 2024.

Representatives at the round table discussed topics regarding continued joint field operations throughout Vietnam for the upcoming year, policy and operational initiatives, and efforts to increase mission effectiveness and efficiency to account for U.S. personnel who are still missing.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashleigh Maxwell

Vietnam War Hero Returns Home

The family and friends of U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester attend his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, Washington D.C., Oct. 7, 2024.

Forrester was a bombardier navigator aboard an A-6A Intruder during a nighttime combat mission over the northern part of the Democratic Republic of (North) Vietnam. After entering the target area, Forrester’s aircraft ceased radio communications and never returned to base.

Forrester was accounted for on Dec. 4, 2023 and returned to his family for burial with full military honors. The yellow roses, given by friends of the deceased, are a symbol of friendship and appreciation.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashleigh Maxwell

Missing And Not Forgotten Ep. 5 - DNA's Role in POW/MIA Identification

In this episode of “Missing And Not Forgotten,” we talk with Dr. Tim McMahon, the director of Dept. of Defense DNA Operations, about how DPAA partners with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System’s DNA Identification Laboratory to use DNA as one of the most important lines of evidence with which we make identifications of the missing.

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Welcome Ceremony in PNG Village

Villagers and DPAA members came together after a certificate of appreciation presentation in Papua New Guinea, Sept. 17, 2024.

The DPAA investigation team frequently operated in remote areas, adapting to the diverse customs of Papua New Guinea's many cultural groups.

U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Austin Boucher

Korean War Disinterments Continue

U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Sean McCrystal, pallbearer noncommissioned officer in charge with DPAA, receives a U.S. flag during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 23, 2024.

DPAA disinterred eight caskets containing possible unaccounted-for missing personnel from the Korean War. The caskets were transferred to DPAA facilities for further scientific analysis and possible identification.

U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Stephen Holland

2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day - Hawaii

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted a National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2024.

POW/MIA Recognition Day is observed on the third Friday of September throughout the U.S. and around the world. DPAA welcomed the public and service members to commemorate American service members who were prisoners of war and those who are still missing and unaccounted-for.

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