POW/MIA

POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update January/February 2024

March 1, 2024

BY GRANT T. COATES, CHAIR As of January 2, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues its mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country in the Vietnam War. Currently, the number…

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POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update November/December 2023

January 17, 2024

BY GRANT T. COATES, CHAIR As of October 27, 1,578 Americans remain unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War: Vietnam, 1,238; Laos, 285; Cambodia, 48; and in territorial waters of the People’s Republic of China, 7. These…

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Welcome Home, Capt. Hall

November 13, 2023

54 years after his plane crashed while serving in Vietnam, US Air Force Captain Fredrick Mervyn Hall's remains were met at the airport and escorted by motorcade to his hometown of Waynesville, NC where he…

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POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update July/August 2023

August 3, 2023

BY GRANT T. COATES, CHAIR As of June 9, 2023, the number of Americans missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War was 1,579: 1,238 in Vietnam, 285 in Laos, 48 in Cambodia, and 7 in…

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POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update May/June 2023

May 31, 2023

BY GRANT T. COATES, CHAIR The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on April 7 that U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Frederick M. Hall, of Waynesville, North Carolina, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Ernest L. De…

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POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update March/April 2023

April 11, 2023

BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR As of February 12, the number of Americans missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War was 1,581. The countries are: Vietnam - 1,241; Laos – 285; Cambodia - 48; Peoples Republic…

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POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update September/October 2022

September 26, 2022

BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR As of August 24, 2022, the number of Americans listed as Missing and Unaccounted for from the Vietnam War is 1,584. The locations are: Vietnam - 1,244 (North Vietnam - 442,…

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POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update July/August 2022

August 11, 2022

BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR As of June 3, 2022, the number of Americans Missing and Unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War was 1,584. The locations are: Vietnam-1,244 (North Vietnam-442, South Vietnam-802), Laos-285, Cambodia -48; China,-7. April…

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The Last Forgotten Soul

April 8, 2022

The Last Forgotten Soul David V. Skocik, 1979 Written upon receiving news of the first repatriation of remains from Vietnam   They’re coming for me now, I’m going home. I’ve waited oh so many years,…

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POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update March/April 2022

April 1, 2022

BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR The Prisoner of War Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Committee’s plans for the future remain the same—the fullest possible accountability of Americans who never returned from the war in Vietnam, including the…

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