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U.S. and Solomon Islands personnel participate in a repatriation ceremony on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 23, 2024. During the ceremony, team members and members of the Solomon Islands government transferred possible osseous material to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) for potential identification at the DPAA laboratory on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. There are approximately 72,000 U.S. personnel unaccounted for from WWII. Of those, 374 are unaccounted for from Guadalcanal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings)

Photo by: Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings |  VIRIN: 240823-F-IK176-1066.JPG