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USS Oklahoma Sailor Laid to Rest

U.S. Navy Chief Petty Officer Deshannon Beaty, Navy service casualty officer, talks with the family of U.S. Navy Seaman 2nd Class Challis R. James during his funeral at Arlington National Cemetery. James was assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma, which was moored at Ford Island, Pearl Harbor, when the ship was attacked by Japanese aircraft.

The USS Oklahoma sustained multiple torpedo hits, which caused it to quickly capsize. The attack on the ship resulted in the deaths of 429 crewmen. James was accounted for on Jan. 29, 2016 and returned to his family for burial with full military honors.

U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Ashleigh Maxwell

Korean War disinterment at the Punchbowl

U.S. service members with DPAA honor the fallen during a disinterment ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, July 1, 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. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings

Missing And Not Forgotten

This month's episode of Missing And Not Forgotten is the first of three that will discuss the life and identification of Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun, a Medal of Honor recipient who died as a POW during the Korean War. In this episode, we talk to Dr. Dawn Berry, the head of Korean War research in our IndoPacific directorate, about the role our historians played in his identification and their overall role in our efforts to fulfill our nation's promise.

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2024 Vietnam War AGB

Thank you to all the staff, partners, and servicemembers who joined us last week for our Annual Briefing. We sincerely appreciate everyone who traveled here to be with us, to provide our family members with the most up-to-date information about their missing loved ones.

To our POW/MIA family members - we cannot thank you enough for your dedication and patience, and for joining us again this year in the nation's capitol.

2024 Vietnam War Annual Government Briefing

Join us Thursday and Friday for our 2024 Vietnam War AGB. We will be streaming live from the Mayflower hotel in the hear of Washington D.C., starting at 9am Eastern Standard Time.

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2024 POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster

Friends and family, our 2024 poster has arrived! Thank you to all who joined us for the unveiling in the Pentagon and on the livestream.

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