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2023 POW/MIA Poster
This poster represents our commitment to accounting for missing Americans from past conflicts.
Don’t forget to save the date for National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 15. Nearly 82,000 service members are still unaccounted for.
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Defense Department unveils 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster
Join us live as the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) unveils the 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster at the Pentagon on June 22, 11 a.m. Secretary of the Army Christine Wormuth will be the keynote speaker. These posters represent our commitment to accounting for missing Americans from past conflicts.
Don’t forget to save the date for National POW/MIA Recognition Day on Sept. 15. Nearly 82,000 service members are still unaccounted for.
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DPAA leadership visits recovery site in Vietnam 2023
From left, U.S. Army Lt. Col. Travis Walter, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) Detachment 2 Commander, Ray Santiago, DPAA operations support branch chief, Lt. Col. Alex Duran, DPAA INDOPACOM Ops Officer and local officials are shown items from the life support investigation station by Justin Pyle (right), a DPAA scientific recovery expert, during a visit by DPAA leadership to the site of a DPAA recovery operation in Nghệ An Province, Socialist Republic of Vietnam, June 12, 2023.
(U.S. Navy photo by MC2 Annaliss Candelaria)
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Underwater Undertaking
Directly north of the barge is pictured off the coast of Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam, May 26, 2023.
Service members from the U.S. Army 7th Engineer Dive Detachment and the U.S. Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker West combined skillsets and techniques with DPAA and one of its underwater archaeologists to take on the unique underwater recovery mission. They searched for 6 of the remaining 1,244 Americans unaccounted for in Vietnam over a span of 75+ days. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Morgan L. R. Burgess)
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U.S. Embassy in Hungary visit to DPAA Gordisa site
Mr. David Holmes, the Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) with the U.S. Embassy in Hungary, visits the site of a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovery operation, in Gordisa, Hungary, May 19, 2023. The DCM’s visit included a tour of the site as well as a discussion regarding the progress made throughout the operation by the recovery team. Of the over 72,000 missing U.S. personnel from World War Two, 21,096 of them were lost in the European theater of war. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Zachary T. Beatty)
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Boy Scouts place flags on unknown graves
Alana Oishi-Agader and Alex Oishi-Agader, scouts from Troop 264 and Troop 664, Mililani, Hawaii, placed an American flag on the grave of an unknown service member at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific -Punchbowl in Honolulu. Their act embodies the spirit of Memorial Day.
On this solemn federal holiday, we honor and mourn the brave U.S. military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving in the Armed Forces. We remember all unaccounted-for service members and DoD civilians/contractors, ensuring they will never be forgotten.
This Memorial Day, reflect on our fallen heroes' courage, dedication, and selflessness. Together, we ensure their legacies live on.
(U.S. Air Force Photo by Senior Airman Cole Yardley)
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2023 POW/MIA Poster
Defense Department unveils 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster
DPAA leadership visits recovery site in Vietnam 2023
Underwater Undertaking
U.S. Embassy in Hungary visit to DPAA Gordisa site
Boy Scouts place flags on unknown graves
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Pilot Accounted For From World War II (Schmidt, P.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 1st Lt. Paul W. Schmidt, 20, of Rockville Center, New York, killed during
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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Thomas, G.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that Army Pfc. George B. Thomas, 31, of East Providence, Rhode Island, killed during World War II,
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Soldier Accounted For From World War II (Brooks, J.C.)
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. J.C. Brooks, 19, of Rockfield, Kentucky, who was killed during World War II,
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Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster Unveiled
During a ceremony at the Pentagon, the 2023 POW/MIA Recognition Day poster was unveiled by distinguished guests such as Honorable Christine Wormuth, United
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Pentagon Honors POWs/MIAs at Poster Unveiling
Dignitaries, friends and family members of prisoners of war and troops missing in action honored the sacrifices of those service members yesterday at the
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DPAA begins multi-year “Hellship” Accounting Project
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) began the multi-year project to disinter the remains of
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Framework Arrangement Enables First Survey Mission for Americans Missing from World War II in Indonesia
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) signed a Framework Arrangement with the Government of
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DPAA reaches 50 identifications for the Huertgen Forest Project
On December 12, 2022, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced that Private First
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That’s my Dad! DPAA hosts Aliamanu Middle School
It isn’t very often that a son or daughter gets to say, ‘My dad is a historical archeologist who
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DPAA to Discuss Mission, Science Behind Their Operations at Upcoming Event
“We have an obligation to honor the sacrifices of the generations that have come before us,
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