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Dave Huffman, Executive Director of Mission: POW/MIA, presents Deputy Foreign Minister of Vietnam, H.E. Do Hung Viet, and H.E. Nguyen Quoc Dzung, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to the United States, with a Viet Cong flag, captured in U Minh Forest in 1968 by 21st Infantry Regiment, during a luncheon with the Vietnamese Delegation, Washington D.C., May 21, 2025.

May 30, 2025

DPAA Hosts Vietnamese Delegation, Highlights Cooperation in Accounting for Missing Personnel

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Principal Deputy Director, Fern Sumpter Winbush, hosted a Vietnamese delegation, to include the Deputy Foreign Minister of Vietnam, H.E. Do Hung Viet, and Vietnamese Ambassador to the United States, H.E. Nguyen Quoc Dzung, representatives from Mission: POW-MIA, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Vietnam Veterans of America in Washington D.C., May 21, 2025.

May 28, 2025

Lt. Col. Travis Walter: A More Personal Connection to the DPAA Mission

HANOI, Vietnam — Serving in Vietnam in support of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, a U.S. Army lieutenant colonel carries an additional, personal connection to the mission.

Jennifer McDaniel, family member of a missing in action service member, shares a story about her great uncle with Fern Sumpter Winbush, principal deputy director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, during a Family Member Update in Bellevue, Washington, May 3, 2025.

May 19, 2025

A Chance Encounter Leads to Hope

BELLEVUE, Wash. — For years, the only thing Jennifer McDaniel knew about her great uncle, Pete, was that he had gone missing during his time serving in World War II. She knew that her family, overcome by the grief from such a loss, would not allow themselves to hope.

Members from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the U.S. Embassy, right, meet with Indonesian National army Col. Stefie Nuhujanan, head of the Indonesian National army History Center (Pusjarah), in Jakarta, Indonesia, April 14, 2025.

May 12, 2025

DPAA Conducts Investigation Mission in Morotai with Support from U.S. Embassy Jakarta

MOROTAI, Indonesia — A team from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), with support from the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, conducted an investigation mission in Morotai, Indonesia, to search for Americans still unaccounted for from World War II. The mission is part of DPAA’s global effort to locate and identify the remains of missing U.S. service members and civilians. In Morotai, the team is examining historical evidence, conducting field surveys, and engaging with local residents to identify potential recovery sites.

U.S. Army Maj. Gillian Haddox, left, contracting detachment commander assigned to the 928th Contracting Battalion, 409th Contracting Support Brigade, Grafenwöhr, Germany, talks to Master Sgt. John Meholick, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Europe-Mediterranean directorate senior enlisted advisor and mission planner, during their site visit to a DPAA recovery site in France, April 8, 2025. DPAA often partners with the contracting unit, which provides support for the agency’s missions in the Europe-Mediterranean area. Approximately 71,946 personnel remain missing from World War II. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Annaliss Candelaria)

May 9, 2025

DPAA Launches Recovery Mission in France, Partners with 928th Contracting Battalion to Bring Missing Pilots Home

FRANCE — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency began initial site operations in France for Airmen lost during D-Day operations on April 7, 2025.The following day, members of the 928th Contracting Battalion,

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