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Pallbearers hold the caskets of the fallen Soldiers during a repatriation ceremony on the Knight Field, in Seoul, South Korea, April 28. The ceremony was conducted to return remains of United Nations Command and Korean Soldiers who died on the field of battle during the Korean War.

May 16, 2016

South Korea Repatriation

SEOUL, South Korea — A repatriation ceremony was held on Knight Field, in Seoul, South Korea, April 28, to return the remains of United Nations Command and Korean soldiers who died on the field of battle during the Korean

Charles Wolf, a World War ll veteran, smiles after a surprise ceremony held in his honor, at the Pearl Harbor Education Center, Hawaii, May 6, 2016. Wolf was presented a shadow box containing awards and medals by Brig. Gen. Mark Spindler, Deputy Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA). After 72 years Wolf received the recognition he deserved for serving his country so many years ago. DPAA's mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (DoD photo by MC2 Aiyana Paschal/RELEASED)

May 12, 2016

WWII Vet Receives Medals After 70 Years

Honolulu, HI — World War II ended on September 2, 1945, when the documents finalizing Japan's surrender were signed aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay. It is only fitting that 70 years after the war ended, Pearl

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Brett Majesky passes a broom to Army Staff Sgt. Benjamin Bishop during a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery mission in To Mo Rong District, Kun Tum Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, March 28, 2016. DPAA teammates deployed to the area in hopes of recovering the remains of a pilot unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. The mission of DPAA is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (DoD photo by U.S. Army Sgt. Richard DeWitt/Released)

May 12, 2016

All gave some, some gave all

VIETNAM — VIETNAM-- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency returned from a recovery mission in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, April 12, after deploying in an effort to recover the remains of a U.S. Air Force

Mrs. Fern Sumpter Winbush, principal director for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, lays a wreath at the Spirit of the Elbe plaque at Arlington National Cemetery, April 25, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of the Meeting on the Elbe of Soviet and American troops in 1945. This was the 22nd annual ceremony sponsored by the Russian Embassy and the U.S. and Russian veterans group. Sumpter Winbush was accompanied by Dr. James Connell, Jr., acting executive secretary of the U.S. side of U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAs and Mr. Maxim Nikolayevich Alexeyev, chief of the Washington office of the Russian side of USRJC. (Photos by Staff Sgt. Kristen Duus, DPAA PAO.)

April 27, 2016

Spirit of the Elbe ceremony

Arlington, Virginia — Mrs. Fern Sumpter Winbush, principal director for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, lays a wreath at the Spirit of the Elbe plaque at Arlington National Cemetery, April 25, to commemorate the 71st Anniversary of the Meeting on the Elbe of Soviet and American troops in 1945. This was the 22nd annual ceremony sponsored by the Russian Embassy and the U.S. and Russian veterans group. Sumpter Winbush was accompanied by Dr. James Connell, Jr., acting executive secretary of the U.S. side of U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIAs and Mr. Maxim Nikolayevich Alexeyev, chief of the Washington office of the Russian side of USRJC.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) hosts a repatriation ceremony for unknown service members in New Delhi, India, Apr. 14, 2016. The remains of these unknown heroes recovered from various regions in India will undergo an examination for possible identification at DPAA. DPAA's mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation. (DoD photo by MC2 Aiyana Paschal/RELEASED)

April 18, 2016

Missing for over 70 Years, American Warriors Finally Come Home

Honolulu, April 18, 2016 — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, in conjunction with the Department of Defense, U.S. Embassy New Delhi and the Government of India, held a repatriation ceremony Apr. 13 in New Delhi, India to pay full honors to what they believe are the possible remains of crew members. Attended by Defense Secretary Ash Carter, this event marks the first time the U.S. has repatriated remains from the country of India.

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