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Year In Review Available
The "2024 Year In Review" for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency is now available for download. Check it out to learn about the progress made in the Agency's mission to provide the fullest possible accounting of missing from past conflicts.
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FY2024 DPAA Year in Review
A Life Fulfilling Climb
Rick Holland, son of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melvin Holland, sits on the summit of Phou Pha Thi during a visit to Laos, Jan. 24, 2025. Rick’s father is an unaccounted-for Airman from the Vietnam War, one of eight associated with Lima Site 85, or Phou Pha Thi. Holland was killed during an attack by the North Vietnamese Army which resulted in the deaths of 11 Airmen, making it the largest single ground-combat loss of US Air Force personnel during the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Blake Gonzales)
Stewarding the Profession
Michellei Fisher, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) lead isotope data architect, weighs casework samples for analysis at a DPAA facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, May 6, 2024. The DPAA laboratory is the largest and most diverse skeletal identification laboratory in the world and is staffed by more than 150 anthropologists, archaeologists, forensic odontologists and support personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan McElderry)
Rosies Hold Part of History at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accouting Agency (DPAA) and guests, pose for a photo during a tour of the DPAA facility on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hi., Dec. 9, 2024. Delphine Klayput and Jeanne Gibson, two Rosie the Riveters, toured DPAA's Hawaii lab and were led through the research, recovery and identification elements of DPAA's mission. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Morgan L. R. Burgess)
VFW Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief Visits Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Offutt Laboratory
Dr. Carrie Brown, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency supervisory forensic anthropologist and laboratory manager, briefs the DPAA mission and laboratory operations with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief and Nebraska VFW leaders, who visited DPAA’s Offutt laboratory at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska, Dec. 3, 2024. The visit saw meetings with DPAA staff, who provided a deep understanding of the day-to-day operations, the identification process and its significance, the agency’s history, and ultimately, and the tireless effort being made behind the scenes to drive DPAA’s mission forward. (Courtesy photo by Bradley Hazell)
Pearl Harbor – The March of Time and The Enduring Promise
The USS Oklahoma, struck by enemy bombs and torpedoes before capsizing. Badly damaged by the attack on Pearl Harbor, the ship would be salvaged in 1943 before sinking in a storm on the way to California in 1947. (Courtesy photo by the United States National Archives)
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A Life Fulfilling Climb
Stewarding the Profession
Rosies Hold Part of History at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
VFW Junior Vice Commander-in-Chief Visits Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Offutt Laboratory
Pearl Harbor – The March of Time and The Enduring Promise
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DPAA IN THE NEWS
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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Digging for answers: Ellsworth 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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Missing Vet Found After 51 Years Laid to Rest by Family Who Never Gave Up
Under a clear-blue autumn sky, a 21-gun salute reverberated through Arlington National Cemetery's
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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Reimer, J.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Navy Aviation Chief Metalsmith John W. Reimer, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war
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Soldier Accounted For From WWII (Schopp, E.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. Erwin H. Schopp, 30, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War
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A Walk Through History: The DPAA Tour Program
Along the corridors of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, artifacts of past conflicts hold the memories of a solemn promise: to provide the fullest possible
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Soldier Accounted For From Korean War (Grace, L.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Master Sgt. Luther Grace, 34, of Lumber City, Georgia, killed during the Korean War, was
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A Life Fulfilling Climb
"I'm here, Dad!" Rick Holland shouted from atop a mountain in Laos as DPAA teams searched the jagged cliffs below for the men still missing from a battle that occurred 57 years ago. Holland’s father, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melvin Holland, was one of 11 Airmen who lost their lives on Phou Pha Thi, also known as Lima Site 85.
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