U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Saowalak Wester, left, linguist for Recovery Team 3, part of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Joint Field Activity 26-3LA, and U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Stephanie Fanchiang, a medic for RT3, unfurl and present the U.S. flag during a Remembrance Ceremony held at the conclusion of the activity in Pakse, Laos, March 31, 2026. Wester is part of the Indo-Pacific Directorate of DPAA. Fanchiang is a Short Term Individual Augmentee to DPAA from the Navy Medical Readiness Training Unit, U.S. Marne Corps Recruit Depo, California. Currently there are 1,566 personnel unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, 280 of those unresolved cases are located in Laos. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Lt. Col. George Tobias)
| Date Taken: | 03.30.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.01.2026 16:15 |
| Photo ID: | 9593264 |
| VIRIN: | 260331-F-WW843-2190 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 7.06 MB |
| Location: | LA |
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