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Jan. 14, 2016

Vietnam Veteran Laid to Rest

Bill Hill didn’t want his son Billy to go to war in Vietnam, but the need to keep his younger brother Bobby safe was too strong for his eldest son.“Billy was afraid Bobby would go to Vietnam and get

Jan. 8, 2016

Medal of Honor Recipient Recalls Times in Vietnam

ARLINGTON, Virginia- Medal of Honor recipient, retired Army Lt. Col. James “Mike” Sprayberry, spoke with employees of the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA) in

Dec. 14, 2015

New England Family Members Remain Hopeful

PORTLAND, Maine—It has been more than seven decades since World War II veteran Gene Costill saw his brother. Costill’s brother, Harold, was killed in the attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941. Harold’s

Nov. 18, 2015

DPAA Conducts Recovery Operations in India

Thirteen members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, along with a team from Rimo Expeditions, conducted search and recovery efforts on the Himalayan Mountains in the Arunachal Pradesh region,

Nov. 16, 2015

DPAA Director Visits Southeast Asia

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Director Michael Linnington completed his first oversight visit to Southeast Asia last week to assess the U.S. Government’s efforts to achieve the fullest possible

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