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June 9, 2023
After 80 years, project underway to identify POWs
Honolulu, HI — At the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific at Punchbowl, the Defense Department is disinterring more than 400 sets of remains of American service members who died during WWII. The hope: After
Remains of Medal of Honor recipient buried in Georgia
Washington D.C. — Army Cpl. Luther H. Story “displayed conspicuous bravery” during a large-scale attack by the North Korean People’s Army near the Naktong River in South Korea on September 1, 1950, according to a joint
Meet the American who earned the Medal of Honor
Washington D.C. — Cpl. Story earned the Medal of Honor for his ferocious last stand in the turning-point battle of the Korean War. He saved lives among his retreating company. He helped save South Korea from darkness.
Inside DPAA's hunt for lost Servicemen
Washington D.C. — Over 81,000 Americans remain missing after fighting in World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and more. A Department of Defense division known as the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency works to
April 13, 2023
DPAA holds first honorable carry ceremony at Offutt since runway reopened
OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency held its first honorable carry ceremony since the runway reopened April 4, 2023, at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.