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From Determination to Dedication: Staff Sgt. China Ojikutu’s DPAA Mission in Laos
241104-F-KC168-9215.JPG Photo By: Senior Airman Kathy Duran

LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. China Ojikutu, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency medic, screens soil with a group of local workers during a recovery mission in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Nov. 4, 2024. DPAA investigative and recovery teams work closely with local workers in order to excavate sites in hopes to recover unaccounted-for personnel from the Vietnam War. There are currently 1,600 missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War, of which 280 are believed to be in Laos. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathy Duran)


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