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Sept. 19, 2023

Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Discusses Mission with Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy

HONOLULU — The Honorable Sasha Baker, Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, made her first visit to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, September 13,

(U.S. Army photo by SGT Ashleigh Maxwell)

Sept. 19, 2023

DPAA, Vietnam Delegation Conduct Annual Tech Talks

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Vietnamese Office for Seeking Missing Persons (VNOSMP) delegation participated with their Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) counterparts in the Annual U.S.-Vietnam Technical Talks in

Sept. 7, 2023

Lost in the Sky: A Family’s Commitment to Finding Answers

WASHINGTON D.C. — It’s Thanksgiving Day in 1967. The Mayercik family has gathered in New Jersey to celebrate together and give thanks for another year. The smell of freshly cooked food and the joyful sound of

Aug. 22, 2023

Families of Korean War Missing Are Still Hopeful

WASHINGTON D.C. — Over 500 family members of U.S. service members missing in action during the Korean War and the Cold War gathered in Arlington, Virginia, last week to get updates on the status of their loved ones,

Republic of Korea (ROK) Senior Chief Petty Officer Ho Jong Choi, the nephew of Private First Class Imrac Choi, a ROK servicemember who was killed in action during the Korean War and recently identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, carries a transfer case during the Korean War Remains Repatriation Ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, July 25, 2023. The purpose of the ceremony was to transfer the remains and commemorate the service of seven fallen South Korean soldiers who fought alongside U.S. and United Nations forces during the Korean War. The remains were analyzed jointly by the DPAA laboratory and scientists with the Republic of Korea's Ministry of National Defense Agency for KIA Recovery and Identification (MAKRI). Working cooperatively, they concluded that the seven individual remains are of South Korean origin, though six of the remains haven’t been individually identified. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Zachary T. Beatty)

July 27, 2023

DPAA and ROK Host Repatriation Ceremony

HONOLULU — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) held a repatriation ceremony at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, June 25, 2023.The purpose of the ceremony was to transfer remains and commemorate

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