U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Rachel L. Blackburn, recovery non-commissioned officer, Defense POW/ MIA Accounting Agency 26-3LA recovery team 2, dry screens soil during a recovery mission in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, March 9, 2026. Soil from excavated units are transferred to screening stations where U.S. personnel and local workers search for aircraft wreckage, life support material and possible remains.There are approximately 1,566 personnel unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, 280 of those unresolved cases are located in Laos. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Catherine S. Verenzuela Mariano)
| Date Taken: | 03.09.2026 |
| Date Posted: | 04.10.2026 05:47 |
| Photo ID: | 9606282 |
| VIRIN: | 260309-M-OQ544-1005 |
| Resolution: | 8192x5464 |
| Size: | 8.53 MB |
| Location: | LA |
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