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Jeff J. Williams, next of kin to U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Larry Potts, and Lorin Walker, next of kin to U.S. Air Force Capt. Bruce Walker, embrace each other during the 2026 Vietnam War Annual Government Briefing in Arlington, Virginia

July 15, 2026

Gold Star Family Members Have Chance Encounter at Vietnam War Annual Government Briefing

ARLINGTON, Va. — While attending the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s Vietnam War Annual Government Briefing, June 25-26, 2026, two Gold Star family members had the chance encounter of a lifetime.

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