From left to right, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman 1st Class Stephanie Fanchiang, a medic for Recovery Team 3, part of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Joint Field Activity 26-3LA, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Saowalak Wester, linguist for RT3, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Alexander Avalos, Team Leader for RT3, salute while Taps is played during a Remembrance Ceremony held at the conclusion of the activity in Pakse, Laos, March 31, 2026. Fanchiang is a Short Term Individual Augmentee to DPAA from the Navy Medical Readiness Training Unit, U.S. Marne Corps Recruit Depo, California. Both Wester and Avalos are part of the Indo-Pacific Directorate of DPAA. 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: | 9593279 |
| VIRIN: | 260330-F-WW843-1340 |
| Resolution: | 7483x4990 |
| Size: | 4.31 MB |
| Location: | LA |
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