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Finding the missing is the nation's 'ironclad commitment,' Austin says
September 23, 2024 — Locating and identifying the remains of service members killed in conflicts is the nation's 'ironclad commitment,' Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said during a National Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony at the Pentagon... MORE

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DOD updates families of Vietnam War missing
July 2, 2024 — The Defense Department has a steadfast and sacred commitment to finding, recovering, identifying and repatriating the remains of its heroes who are unaccounted for, the director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency said... MORE

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DOD won't stop looking until all POW/MIAs are home
September 15, 2023 — Nearly 81,000 American service members remain missing after having served in several wars. During an event at the Pentagon, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks vowed the DOD would never stop looking for them. ... MORE

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DOD honors prisoners of war, those missing in action
September 14, 2023 — National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the third Friday in September, honors U.S. service members who were prisoners of war and those still missing in action from every conflict since, and including, World War II... MORE

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Pentagon honors POWs/MIAs at poster unveiling
June 26, 2023 — Dignitaries, friends and family members of prisoners of war and troops missing in action honored the sacrifices of those service members at the unveiling of the 2023 POW/MIA poster. ... MORE

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Austin remembers Prisoners of War, service members deemed Missing in Action
September 19, 2022 — Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met at the Pentagon Sept. 14 with former prisoners of war, families of military members missing in action and staff from embassies of nations... MORE

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DOD Still Seeks to Find Missing Service Members From World's Battlefields
September 17, 2021 — There are thousands of American service personnel missing from World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the Cold War. About 75% of those are in the Indo-Pacific region... MORE

DOD identifies most remains of those killed on USS Oklahoma
September 17, 2021 — The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has identified most of those killed on the USS Oklahoma when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941... MORE

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POW/MIA Week: You are not forgotten
September 20, 2018 — The phrase “You Are Not Forgotten” is commonly used during Prisoner of War and Missing in Action ceremonies across the U.S., but for many the meaning goes beyond the ceremonies. For them, it’s a reminder of the sacrifices their fathers, mothers, sons or daughters have made and are making to ensure the safety of America’s freedoms... MORE