Local Lao workers pass buckets during a recovery mission in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, March 9, 2026. Soil from excavation units is transferred to screening stations where U.S. personnel and Lao citizens search for aircraft parts, life support material and possible osseous material. 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 05:43 |
| Photo ID: | 9606288 |
| VIRIN: | 260309-M-OQ544-1028 |
| Resolution: | 6679x4453 |
| Size: | 10.94 MB |
| Location: | LA |
| Web Views: | 1 |
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