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DPAA Hosts National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony in Hawaii
Members of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Joint Service Color Guard prepare to post colors during the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony hosted by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 15, 2023.
The ceremony is held every year on the third Friday of September, honoring prisoners of war (POW) and missing-in-action (MIA) service members.
This day was first established in 1979 through a proclamation from President Jimmy Carter, in observance to honor and recognize the sacrifices of those Americans who have been POW and to remind the nation of those who are still MIA.
U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings
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Japanese Delegation Visits DPAA Leadership
The Japanese delegation visits with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) director Kelly McKeague in Washington D.C., Sept. 11, 2023 after discussing NATO's defense expenditure and national security for Ukraine at German Marshall Fund. The discussion included topics such as the joint Japan-U.S. efforts to identify remains on Iwo Jima and other islands where many U.S. and Japanese troops are still unaccounted for from WWII.
Congressional Visit
U.S. Representative Elise Stefanik (R-NY) , Republican Conference Chair, House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (HPSCI), along with 12 other members of a congressional delegation tours the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Sep. 1, 2023. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and the nation.
U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Tyrae Straw
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DPAA attends 104th American Legion National Convention
Members of the American Legion and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), visit the American Legion Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Aug. 26, 2023. The American Legion assists POW/MIA Committees with several resolutions supporting DPAA’s mission to recover and identify missing personnel to their families and the nation. DPAA attended the three-day American Legion Convention from Aug. 25 to Aug. 28, 2023, to raise awareness of the agency’s mission in conjunction with American Legion. The convention had more than 3,000 veterans and guests in attendance.
(U.S Army Photo by SGT Tyrae Straw)
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency visit partners at George Mason University
Dr. Mills Kelly, DPAA Research Principal Investigator at George Mason University, receives a challenge coin from Acting Director of the DPAA Partnerships & Innovations (PI) Directorate, Mr. Rocky Gillette. Mr. Gillette and members of the PI Research and Support Teams toured the award-winning Roy Rozenzweig Center for History and New Media and recognized research partners for their contributions to the DPAA mission. Dr. Brandon Tachco and Dr. Nathan Sleeter also received coins in recognition of their contributions to the DPAA mission, August 15, 2023
Photo by Dr. Katie Schroeder, contractor supporting the DPAA.
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2023 DPAA Korea/Cold War Annual Briefing
Mr. Kelly McKeague, director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), addresses the families during the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) Korea/Cold War Annual Government Briefings in Arlington, Va., Aug. 17, 2023.
Personnel from DPAA met with more than 500 family members of U.S. service members who went missing during the Korean or Cold War. The agency held briefings that discussed government policy, remains recovery operations and methods of identifying remains as well as providing one-on-one, case-specific, detailed information to family members. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Morgan L. R. Burgess)
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DPAA Hosts National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony in Hawaii
Japanese Delegation Visits DPAA Leadership
Congressional Visit
DPAA attends 104th American Legion National Convention
Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency visit partners at George Mason University
2023 DPAA Korea/Cold War Annual Briefing
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Soldier Accounted for from Korean War (Hill, L.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Cpl. Lewis W, Hill, 18, of Detroit, Michigan, killed during the Korean War, was
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Airman Accounted for from WWII (Dailey, M.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Max E. Dailey, 21, of Cherokee, Iowa, killed during World War II
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Soldier Accounted for from Korean War (Dorrance, J.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class James L. Dorrance, 20 of Omaha, Nebraska, who died as a prisoner of
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Airman Accounted for from WWII (Hurt, J.)
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Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Discusses Mission with Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
The Honorable Sasha Baker, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, made her first visit to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Joint Base
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Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians help to bring fallen American heroes home
Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians not only safeguard U.S. troops from explosive hazards around
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Slow Progress on Identifying Korean War Missing as North Korea Stonewalls on Searches
One by one, the relatives of troops lost in the Korean War rose to tell in heart-wrenching detail
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DPAA undertakes recovery mission in Italy during 80th anniversary of Operation Husky
On July 10th, 1943, the Allied Powers prepared more than 3,000 ships, 150,000 ground troops, and
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DPAA begins multi-year “Hellship” Accounting Project
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) began the multi-year project to disinter the remains of
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Framework Arrangement Enables First Survey Mission for Americans Missing from World War II in Indonesia
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) signed a Framework Arrangement with the Government of
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