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POW/MIA Committee 50 years after start of Vietnam War, US presses to recover remains By Wyatt Olson
Stars and Stripes
Published: May 19, 2012
DANANG, Vietnam - Colleen Shine was only 8 when her father’s jet was shot out of the sky over Vietnam in 1972. Press release The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.
Presidential Proclamation: National POW/MIA Recognition Day In every conflict in which our Nation has been involved, selfless American service members have sacrificed their lives for the sake of our country and its principles. Too many have never come home, or have endured unthinkable hardship as prisoners of war. On this day, we echo the creed inscribed on the black and white banners that fly in honor of America's Prisoners of War and Missing in Action, and we renew our promise to our heroes, that "You Are Not Forgotten." We will never give up the search for those who are held as prisoners of war or have gone missing under our country's flag. We honor their sacrifice, and we must care for their families and pursue the fullest possible accounting for all missing members of our Armed Forces. Together, we must serve our Nation's patriots as well as they have served us by supporting them when they come home, and by carrying on the legacy of those who do not. This is a promise we keep for our fallen, for our veterans past and present, and for all those whose loved ones have not returned from the battlefield. [ Read Complete Proclamation ] laos hands over remains of 89 vietnamese soldiers to nghe an The Laotian Government officially organised a requiem and handed over the remains of 89 Vietnamese soldiers to Nghe An province, in Laos Xiengkuang province on January 5.
Present at the event were Laotian Deputy Minister of National Defense, Chansamon Channhalath, and thousands of people from Xiengkuang and Nghe An provinces. Remains of Vietnam POWs-MIAs identified Howes and Hewitt were last two from Starke County
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FROM THE VVA "The POW / MIA Committee shall seek and promote the fullest accounting of those still listed as POW / MIAs in Southeast Asia and any other areas of the world, regardless of the conflict that initiated their disappearance. The committee shall disseminate information received on the POW / MIA issue to the National Board of Directors, State Councils, Chapters, POW / MIA families and friends, and VVA membership as called upon." Federal Research Division POW/MIA Database Interested Organizations Forgotten Eagles - MI |