POW/MIA
POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update January/February 2019
February 21, 2019
BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA), 1,592 remain missing from the Vietnam War. The Vietnamese Government transferred three sets of remains believed to be those…
POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update November/December 2018
December 21, 2018
BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR Since April the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Agency (DPAA) has announced identifications of U.S. personnel missing from the Vietnam War listed below: Name Branch Incident Country Lt. Cmdr. Larry…
Chapter 542 Hosts Documentary Showing
November 9, 2018
[caption id="attachment_15872" align="alignright" width="300"] John Travers, upper right, was an all-state basketball player before he was a war hero.[/caption] Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 542 and the Central Pennsylvania Roundtable recently hosted a viewing of the Vietnam…
Chapter 437 Holds POW/MIA Remembrance
October 12, 2018
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 437 in Oshkosh, Wis., celebrated Annual POW/MIA Recognition Day last month with a ceremony featuring guest speaker Kevin Hermening, the youngest American to be held as a prisoner of war at the…
Chapter 949 President Speaks for POW/MIA Day
September 21, 2018
Ron Wrobelewski, president of Vietnam Veterans of America’s Tri-State Chapter 949, spoke at a National POW and MIA Recognition Day ceremony in Gallipolis, Ohio, today. POW and MIA Recognition Day is observed annually on the…
Recovery Team Three
September 1, 2018
Personnel from DPAA deploy to Laos and search for unaccounted-for service members from the Vietnam War.
POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update January/February 2018
February 28, 2018
BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA), as of December 26, there were 1,602 still missing from the Vietnam War. There has been no public announcement…
POW/MIA Affairs Committee Update November/December 2017
January 5, 2018
According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Agency (DPAA), as of October 17 there were 1,602 still missing from the Vietnam War. (more…)
Chapter 858 Continues to Remember the Fallen
December 28, 2017
Members of Oahu, Hawaii, Chapter 858 make it a point to attend and participate in ceremonies held throughout the year at the National Cemetery of the Pacific, commonly known as The Punchbowl. (more…)
Chapter 135 Remembers Fallen Heroes
November 7, 2017
Youngstown Chapter 135 held their annual Laying of the Roses ceremony in Youngstown, OH. (more…)