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From Determination to dedication: Staff Sgt. China Ojikutu’s DPAA mission in Laos
December 31, 2024 — The path to a once-in-a-lifetime Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency mission was anything but easy for U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. China Ojikutu, a 59th Medical Wing medic. After three rejections and years of determination, Ojikutu finally achieved her goal of joining a DPAA recovery mission- one dedicated to bringing America’s fallen heroes home to their families... MORE

Green Beret missing for 47 years laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
May 14, 2018 — The family of Army Maj. Donald G. Carr got some long-awaited closure as the remains of the Green Beret were laid to rest at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery May 11... MORE

Members of the Fort Sam Houston Honor Guard carry the casket of Army Maj. Donald G. Carr into the Gift Chapel at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston May 11. The Special Forces officer was lost while on a forward air controller mission July 6, 1971. Carr's remains were found in 2014 and verified in 2016. He was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with full honors.