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Cambodia Honorable Carry
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Katherine Valley, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) research analyst, carries a case during an honorable carry ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 17, 2023. The case contains potential osseous material from a recovery site in Cambodia and received honors in route to the laboratory at DPAA where the scientific analysis will begin.
(U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings)
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50th Vietnam War Commemoration Welcome Home
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency had the privilege of attending the 50th Vietnam War Commemoration Welcome Home event in Washington, D.C. It was an incredible experience spending three days alongside our esteemed partner, the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System (AFMES).
During the event, we had the opportunity to engage with Vietnam Veterans, Gold Star Families, JROTC cadets, and active-duty service members. It was truly inspiring to connect with them, inform the public about our agency's mission and purpose, and showcase a hands-on display of artifacts retrieved from various recovery sites.
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DPAA conducts WWII disinterment
A gravestone of two unknown servicemembers lays at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, May 8, 2023. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) disinterred seven caskets containing approximately 55 individuals as part of the Enoura Maru Project; an on-going effort by the DPAA to disinter, transport, and identify missing POWs from World War II. The remains were taken to the DPAA laboratory on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for further scientific analysis and possible identification. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Cole Yardley)
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The DPAA Repatriation Transfer Ceremony in Singapore, hosted by the U.S. Embassy Singapore, honoring U.S. service members lost at sea during World War II.
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DPAA host a Family Member Update in Chicago
Fern Sumpter Winbush, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) principal deputy director, provides opening remarks during a Family Member Update (FMU) in Chicago, Illinois, April 22, 2023. FMUs give family members of unaccounted-for personnel the opportunity to speak with government officials face-to-face about their specific cases. During the event, family members shared the stories of their missing loved ones from past conflicts while DPAA visited the area.
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DPAA honorable carry at Offutt AFB
Members from across Team Offutt carry transfer cases containing remains of American World War II servicemembers disinterred from France and Germany during an honorable carry ceremony on April 4, 2023, at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. This was the first honorable carry ceremony the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has held at Offutt since the runway reopened. “It is humbling to think about the sacrifices these soldiers made, and I am proud to see the effort being made to reunite them with their families” said Rep. Mike Flood, who attended the event along with Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen and other local elected officials and base leadership.(U.S. Air Force photo by Nicholas Harnack).
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Cambodia Honorable Carry
50th Vietnam War Commemoration Welcome Home
DPAA conducts WWII disinterment
The DPAA Repatriation Transfer Ceremony in Singapore, hosted by the U.S. Embassy Singapore, honoring U.S. service members lost at sea during World War II.
DPAA host a Family Member Update in Chicago
DPAA honorable carry at Offutt AFB
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Airman Accounted For From World War II (Howie, J.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. James M. Howie, 24, of Chester, Illinois, killed during World
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USS Oklahoma Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Allen, S.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Naval Reserve Ensign Stanley W. Allen, 25, of Brunswick, Maine, killed during World War II,
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Sailor Accounted For From World War II (Mitts, W.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Navy Aviation Radioman First Class Wilbur A. Mitts, 24, of Seaside, California, killed
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Pilot Accounted For From World War II (Litherland, J.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. James Litherland, 25, of South Williamsport, Pennsylvania, killed
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Marine Accounted For From World War II (Tuhey, R.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Marine Corps Cpl. Raymond J. Tuhey, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, killed during World War II, was
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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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DPAA reaches 50 identifications for the Huertgen Forest Project
On December 12, 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Private First
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That’s my Dad! DPAA hosts Aliamanu Middle School
It isn’t very often that a son or daughter gets to say, ‘My dad is a historical archeologist who
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DPAA to Discuss Mission, Science Behind Their Operations at Upcoming Event
“We have an obligation to honor the sacrifices of the generations that have come before us,
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“The goal is for us to go out of business.”
On the third floor of a beautiful, renovated building in Oahu, Hawaii, is a lab full of tables,
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