U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) participate in a disinterment ceremony held at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Jan. 7, 2019. The ceremony was part of DPAA’s efforts to disinter the remains of unknown service members lost during the Korean War. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting of missing personnel to their families and the nation. (U.S. Army video by Sgt. Lloyd Villanueva)
Crisp white uniforms contrast the verdant green sea of the cemetery. Some of them bear ceremonial rifles while the rest gather under a small awning, standing at perfect attention. A wall of silver-haired veterans render a somber salute, the medals stippling their hats gleaming under the noon-day sun. A family of three sits in the front of the crowd as the white uniforms float a flag-draped casket. On command, the six Sailors set the casket in...
