More than 700 family members and loved ones of service members lost during Korean and Cold Wars gather to lay a wreath in honor of our nation's fallen at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia, Aug. 8, 2018. The event was held in conjunction with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's Korean and Cold War Annual Government Briefings. (U.S. Navy video by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Claire Farin)
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...
Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and other government officials meet with MIA family members throughout the year. Family member updates are meetings that are designed to address the individual needs of the family members while bringing information to their communities.
