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Nov. 22, 2023

 Double funeral for WWII Aircrew missing for 79 years 

                    WASHINGTON D.C. —                                                On Halloween 2023, when many families worldwide are making lasting memories, two families with a unique bond nearly 80 years in the making came together on the hallowed ground of Arlington National            

Sept. 22, 2023

 Daughter thanks DPAA Researcher for bringing MIA father home 79 years later 

                    ARLINGTON, VA —                                                It’s the Winter of 1944. A new mother is alone in a hospital room where she has just given birth to her first child, a daughter named Suzanne. Her husband, an officer in the United States Army Air            

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,            

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            

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