Right Reverend Benedict Loe, Diocese of Guadalcanal of the Anglican Church of Melanesia Bishop, gives a prayer during a repatriation ceremony on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 23, 2024. During the ceremony, team members and members of the Solomon Islands government transferred possible osseous material to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) for potential identification at the DPAA laboratory on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii. There are approximately 72,000 U.S. personnel unaccounted for from WWII. Of those, 374 are unaccounted for from Guadalcanal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings)
| Date Taken: | 08.23.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 08.27.2024 12:22 |
| Photo ID: | 8611474 |
| VIRIN: | 240823-F-IK176-1028 |
| Resolution: | 6980x4658 |
| Size: | 14.94 MB |
| Location: | GUADALCANAL, SB |
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