Team members assigned to a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team, work alongside local villagers during an excavation operation in in Lampang province, Kingdom of Thailand, Feb.-April 2022. This mission was a part of DPAA’s effort to locate a missing service member lost during World War II. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Michael O'Neal)
Acclaimed director Spike Lee and best-selling author James McBride talk about the 92nd Inf. Div., "Buffalo Soldiers," and Pfc. Maceo A. Walker, Spike's cousin who is still missing from his unit's operations in Italy during World War II.
In 1950, they simply knew him as “padre.” They have since referred to him as the bravest man they’ve ever known, their hope, their idol, their savior, and have even called him “God’s man.” He’s attributed to saving their lives, both literally and figuratively. He performed miracles during some of the darkest moments in history, when all hope had been lost. It may be called the “forgotten war,” but they will ensure his name is remembered by all.
