U.S. service members with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) and service members from the Republic of Korea take part in a repatriation ceremony on Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Sept. 27, 2018. The ceremony was held to repatriate 64 remains that were recovered during joint recovery operations but were later determined to be South Korean service members. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Jamarius Fortson)
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...
April 9, 1942, American Commander Gen. Edward King Jr. surrendered to the Japanese Army in hopes of ending the tragic loss that ensued during the Battle of Bataan. However, what came next would go down in history as one of world’s most horrific war crimes- the Bataan Death March.
XIANGKHOUANG, Laos
Personnel from the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), DoD civilians, and military augmentees recently concluded the first Joint Field Activity (JFA) of the fiscal year 2018, with the help of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR), which took place from Oct. 26 to Dec. 7, 2017 in three different Lao provinces including Oudomxai, Xiangkhouang, and Houaphan. This JFA was conducted in an effort to recover...
