March 4, 2026

DPAA Conducts Repatriation Ceremony in Laos

LAOS — A Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery team, Detachment 3, and Lao officials held a repatriation ceremony in Laos on Feb. 23, 2026. The ceremony marked the end of the joint field activity and the transfer of possible remains of American personnel unaccounted for from the Vietnam War.

Feb. 23, 2026

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Hosts Charleston Family Member Update: Unveils 2026 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster

CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted a Family Member Update on Feb. 21, where the agency provided updates to the Gold Star families on their loved one’s cases. The event saw more than 400 family members, representing nearly 230 missing U.S. personnel, with approximately 285 attending for the first time.

Jan. 16, 2026

The Wall That Heals arrives in Oahu

KAPOLEI, Hawaii — The Traveling Vietnam Memorial Wall, also known as The Wall That Heals, arrived in Kapolei, Hawaii, 14 Jan., drawing service members, veterans, families, and community leaders together to honor those who served and those who never returned home. The 3-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial honors the more than three million Americans who served in the U.S. Armed Forces in the Vietnam War and brings the names of the 58,281 men and women who fell during the conflict directly to communities across the nation, offering a place for reflection, remembrance, and healing.

Dec. 13, 2025

United States Holds 171st Repatriation Ceremony in Vietnam

HANOI, Vietnam — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency received possible remains of a U.S. service member from the Vietnam War presented by the Vietnam Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) during a repatriation Ceremony at the Gia Lam Airfield, Dec. 13, 2025. At the ceremony, the 171st repatriation ceremony held by the two countries, VNOSMP representatives handed over remains to the DPAA thought to be associated with a U.S. Air Force F-105 crash site in Yen Bai Province.

Dec. 4, 2025

DPAA hosts Partnership Symposium to enhance accounting efforts

CRANFIELD, England — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency hosted its fourth annual Partnership Symposium at Cranfield University from Sept. 24 – 25, 2025. The event advanced international collaboration in the effort to account for U.S. personnel still missing from past conflicts.