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    DPAA Conducts Repatriation Ceremony in Laos [Image 1 of 7]

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    DPAA Conducts Repatriation Ceremony in Laos

    LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

    02.22.2026

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye 

    Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

    U.S. Army Lt. Col. Carl Hodgson, Laos Detachment 3 commander and Bounchanh Xayalath, director of MIA division, Europe-Americas Department, ministry of foreign affairs, sign transfer documents during a repatriation ceremony in Laos, Feb. 23, 2026. The ceremony marked the end of a recovery mission supporting identification efforts of missing service members in Laos. The possible remains are being sent to the DPAA laboratory on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii for further scientific analysis and possible identification. There are more than 280 personnel missing in Laos from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Dallin Wrye)

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    Date Taken: 02.22.2026
    Date Posted: 02.25.2026 14:58
    Photo ID: 9535733
    VIRIN: 260222-F-TK030-1081
    Resolution: 3308x2363
    Size: 2.06 MB
    Location: LA

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