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May 28, 2024

 WWII Veteran attends Family Member Update in Billings, MT 

                    Billings, MT —                                                Of the 81 POW/MIA family members present at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency’s (DPAA) Family Member Update (FMU) in Billings, Montana, none turned more heads than William Sivelle, a 98-year-old            

May 13, 2024

 Paving The Way During Recovery Mission 

                    France —                                                Unit after unit, bucket after bucket, excavated soil is sifted through the screening stations. Military and civilian personnel are continuously on the lookout for items such as aircraft wreckage, life            

May 7, 2024

 What the soil leaves behind: A friend’s journey for Bernie and the fallen 

                    Vietnam —                                                In front of retired U.S. Navy Cmdr. Thomas Eugene Wilber stood a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, diligently digging through dirt, mud, and clay alongside local workers in            

April 24, 2024

 DPAA Brings Partners Together for 3rd Annual Symposium 

                    NEW ORLEANS —                                                The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and 30 partner organizations met in New Orleans April 16-17 for their annual Partner Symposium in order to build relationships and exchange ideas about            

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