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April 29, 2025
There’s a first for everything
PHOU PHA THI, Laos — U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Connor Dougherty, a medic with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, played a critical role in maintaining the health, safety and operational readiness of his recovery team during a recent mission with DPAA.
Feb. 11, 2025
A Life Fulfilling Climb
PHOU PHA THI, Laos — "I'm here, Dad!" Rick Holland shouted from atop a mountain in Laos as DPAA teams searched the jagged cliffs below for the men still missing from a battle that occurred 57 years ago. Holland’s father, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Melvin Holland, was one of 11 Airmen who lost their lives on Phou Pha Thi, also known as Lima Site 85.