AMERICANS ACCOUNTED-FOR: There are still 1,651 personnel listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. DPMO recently posted the accounting for Major Larry J. Hanley, USAFR, listed as MIA in Laos on November 4, 1969, while flying an F105D Thunderchief. His remains were recovered February 24, 2012, [...]

AMERICANS ACCOUNTED-FOR: There are still 1,654 personnel listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. On January 23rd, DPMO posted the accounting for LT Richard L. Laws, USN, listed as KIA/BNR April 3, 1966, over North Vietnam. His remains were recovered November 23, 1995, and identified December [...]

AMERICANS ACCOUNTED-FOR: There are still 1,655 personnel listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. The number of Americans announced by DPMO as returned and identified since the end of the Vietnam War in 1975 is 928. Another 63 US personnel, recovered by the US and ID’d [...]

AMERICANS ACCOUNTED-FOR: There are still 1,660 personnel listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. Announced on August 16th was the identification of SGT John R. Jones, USA, TX, listed as MIA in South Vietnam on June 4, 1971. SGT Jones’ remains were recovered on September 8, [...]

AMERICANS ACCOUNTED-FOR: There are still 1,660 personnel listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. Announced on August 16th was the identification of SGT John R. Jones, USA, TX, listed as MIA in South Vietnam on June 4, 1971. SGT Jones’ remains were recovered on September 8, [...]

AMERICANS ACCOUNTED-FOR: There are now 1,661 personnel listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. Most recently announced is Lt Col Clarence Finley “Bill” Blanton, USAF, listed as KIA/BNR in Laos on March 11, 1968 when the TACAN radar installation (Lima Site 85) on atop a mountain [...]

AMERICANS ACCOUNTED-FOR: There are still 1,666 Americans listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. The most recent identifications are a USAF group of personnel listed as MIA in Laos on 12/24/65. Personnel included Colonels Joseph Christiano, NY, Dennis L. Eilers, IA, Derrell B. Jeffords, AZ and [...]

As requested by some of you, I’ve attached two DRAFT resolutions that we believe would be helpful to the POW/MIA accounting effort. Both are timely and reflect the current situation that is, of course, subject to change, but this issue always is. A united front in pushing this agenda could be very effective, especially at [...]

AMERICANS IDENTIFIED: There are 1,672 Americans listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. Most recently listed as accounted-for on the DPMO website was Master Sergeant Arden Hassenger, USAF, OR, MIA in Laos on 12/24/65. His remains were recovered on 2/18/10, and identified 3/5/12. The number of [...]

AMERICANS IDENTIFIED: There are now 1,673 Americans listed by the Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) as missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. Most recently listed as accounted-for on the DPMO website was Lt Col Robert M. Brown, USAF, PA, MIA in North Vietnam on 11/7/72. His remains were recovered on 6/7/95 and identified on [...]