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Sept. 20, 2024

DPAA hosts the 2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted a National POW/MIA Recognition Day ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 20, 2024.POW/MIA Recognition Day is

Sept. 16, 2024

DPAA Highlights Critical Need for Lao and Vietnamese Linguists at ACLPM Workshop

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) delivered an essential briefing during the Advanced Command Language Program Manager (ACLPM) Workshop, held in Monterey, California, Sept. 12, 2024. Their

Sept. 13, 2024

Agency accounts for 700th missing Korean War hero

With the Sept. 9, 2024, accounting of Army Corporal Billie Charles Driver, 18, from Dallas, Texas, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency marked the identification of the 700th missing personnel from

Aug. 21, 2024

PI Directorate hits major milestones in efforts to account for missing personnel

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s Partnership and Innovation Directorate recently hit a pair of milestones that showcase its ability to not only act as multiplier for the agency’s mission to

Aug. 16, 2024

A Flower to Remember

November 25, 1950, U.S. Army Cpl. Orville Spicer, was one of the many soldiers in the Korean War who were overrun by enemy troops, forcing his unit to withdraw. Spicer stayed behind to provide cover

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