U.S. Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Carlos Marrero-Rivera, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) medic augmentee, left, and Collin Black, a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert (SRE), excavate a unit during a DPAA recovery operation in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Aug. 2, 2024. Personnel use the shovels and other tools to excavate soil from the site in search of a missing U.S. service member from the Vietnam War. Since 1985, the United States and Lao governments have worked closely together to find and recover unaccounted-for American service members. There are currently 1,575 missing and unaccounted-for Americans from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Lesley B. Cisneros)
Date Taken: | 08.02.2024 |
Date Posted: | 08.08.2024 13:00 |
Photo ID: | 8575620 |
VIRIN: | 240802-M-UV888-1024 |
Resolution: | 4016x6016 |
Size: | 1.6 MB |
Location: | LA |
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