US Historians ID a New Mexico Soldier Killed During WWII, but Work Remains on Thousands of Cases After years of combing through military records and making some key deductions, a team of U.S. government historians and...
The Hard Work of Identifying the Remains of Service Members Missing for Decades Must Continue "The DPAA continues to work on identifying the more than 81,000 personnel missing from World War II, the Korean War, the...
Slow Progress on Identifying Korean War Missing as North Korea Stonewalls on Searches 500 family members of missing troops from the Korean War attended a DPAA briefing for them at an Arlington, Virginia, hotel...
Nearly 80 Years After Going MIA in WWII, US Soldier Accounted For The remains of Pvt. Wing O. Hom, of Boston, were identified in April using both anthropological and mitochondrial DNA...
4 Things to Know About POW/MIA Recognition Day The POW/MIA movement is about remembering those who didn't come home.
The Pentagon Is Still Trying to Identify Dozens of Airmen Who Didn't Make It Home From Raid on 'Hitler's Gas Station' The attack on Ploiești, a sweeping, low-level bombing raid, took a heavy toll on the U.S. airmen involved.
South Korea, US Repatriate War Casualties 70 Years Later The 68 remains came to the accounting agency from North and South Korea. One was from a disinterment at the cemetery.
A Missing ID Card Spent 50 Years in Vietnam. Now It's Coming Home How the card was discovered after 50 years missing is an unlikely story of serendipity.
American Legion to Congress: Don't Replace POW/MIA Flags with Transgender Banners "These servicemen and servicewomen went missing while defending all Americans. Their flags should not go missing as well."
'Never Forget Our Duty:' Mattis Says Push to Bring MIA Troops Home Continues The defense secretary hailed the sacrifice of the missing at a Pentagon ceremony.
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
'It's OK Not to Be OK': Special Operations Wing Orders Stand-Down After Roger Fortson's Police Killing The Air Force special operations wing in Florida where Senior Airman Roger Fortson served before he was shot and killed by...
VA Says It Can't Change New Urn, Plaque Benefit that Precludes Future Burials in National Veteran Cemeteries Both the National Association of State Directors of Veterans Affairs and the National Funeral Directors Association lodged...
'Unspeakably Cruel': Army Ranger Sentenced for Murdering Security Guard in Washington State A U.S. Army Ranger formerly stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord was sentenced Friday to 20 years in prison for beating a...