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DPAA In The News

News 2 | Jan. 29, 2020

The search for those Missing in Action (Via KTNV Las Vegas)

By Leah Pezzetti, KTNV Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Right now, there are about 82,000 total people still missing from every major conflict since World War II. Of those, 81 are from Nevada. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) is a government agency that is actively searching for all of those people.

The DPAA is working to get DNA swabs of family members related to those missing so that if and when they're found, they can be identified. They then work to actually locate the remains of the people missing.

Last year, 217 people were found and identified. About 75% of those are former unknown soldiers. The DPAA researches what is known about the unknown soldiers, then if they are confident they can identify them positively, they're able to do DNA testing on the remains.

To watch the video story or read the rest of the print story, follow the link below.

https://www.ktnv.com/news/veterans-voice/veterans-voice-the-search-for-those-missing-in-action