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As of October 4th, 2024
the number of Americans Missing and Unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War is 1,574. 
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President Reagan’s During National POW/MIA Recognition Day - July 20, 1984
RECENT VIETNAM WAR UPDATES
Vietnam War Veteran Accounted For - U.S. Air Force Sgt. David S. Price
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Air Force Sgt. David S. Price, who was killed during the Vietnam War, was accounted for June 21, 2024. (ACCORDING TO DPAA)
In 1968, Price and 18 other men were assigned to Lima Site 85, a tactical air navigation radar site on a remote, 5,600-foot mountain peak known as Phou Pha Thi in Houaphan Province, Laos. In the early morning of March 11, the site was overrun by Vietnamese commandos, causing the Americans to seek safety on a narrow ledge of the steep mountain. A few hours later, under the protective cover of A-1 Skyraider aircraft, U.S. helicopters were able to rescue eight of the men. Sgt. Price and 10 other Americans were killed in action and unable to be recovered. |
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Vietnam War Veteran Accounted For - U.S. Air Force Maj. John C.G. Kerr
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The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recently announced that U.S. Air Force Maj. John C.G. Kerr, 35, reported missing during the Vietnam War, was accounted for April 24, 2024 (ACCORDING TO DPAA)
On Aug. 22, 1967, Kerr was piloting an A-26A Invader attack aircraft on a solo nighttime armed reconnaissance mission over the Plain of Jars, Lao People’s Democratic Republic. After Kerr failed to check in via radio and didn’t return from the mission, U.S. forces undertook an extensive electronic and visual search of the estimated area, in which extensive enemy defenses were present, but could not find Kerr or the aircraft. Likely related to this incident, a New China News Agency broadcast reported the Aug. 22 shootdown of an American aircraft near Ban Ban and the deaths of its crewmembers. Kerr was declared Killed in Action on June 4, 1971. |
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Fairchild Honors National POW/MIA Recognition Day with 24-hour Ruck March
"A table in memory of U.S. military prisoners of war and those missing in action stands on display during a National POW/MIA Recognition Day event at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 20, 2024.
Airmen assigned to FAFB completed a 24-hour ruck march in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The march began at the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Riverfront Park and ended at Fairchild AFB with participants keeping the POW/MIA flag in constant motion for 24 hours.
Every year, the third Friday in September is recognized in the United States as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The Department of Defense is steadfast in its commitment to finding, recovering, identifying and repatriating the remains of its heroes who are unaccounted for. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)"
To see more photos click the link below!
https://www.fairchild.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3914544/fairchild-honors-national-powmia-recognition-day-with-24-hour-ruck-march/
Airmen assigned to FAFB completed a 24-hour ruck march in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The march began at the Vietnam Veteran’s Memorial in Riverfront Park and ended at Fairchild AFB with participants keeping the POW/MIA flag in constant motion for 24 hours.
Every year, the third Friday in September is recognized in the United States as National POW/MIA Recognition Day. The Department of Defense is steadfast in its commitment to finding, recovering, identifying and repatriating the remains of its heroes who are unaccounted for. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Lawrence Sena)"
To see more photos click the link below!
https://www.fairchild.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3914544/fairchild-honors-national-powmia-recognition-day-with-24-hour-ruck-march/
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2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony in Tappahannnock, Virginia
This past Friday, in honor of National POW/MIA Recognition Day, the people of Tappahannock, VA held a wonderful Recognition Day ceremony at the main square, which our very own archival specialist, Aaron Ahlstrom, drove over to attend & speak about the League's accounting mission!
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From January to March of 2024, DPAA Investigated a Possible Vietnam War era plane crash site in Cambodia
From January to March of this year, Ohio Valley Archaeology Inc (OVAI), a partner of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), investigated a possible Vietnam War era plane crash site in Cambodia with the goal of recovering American servicemen still unaccounted for from that that incident. In total the team excavated and screened a 1,472 meter area.
To see more photos and learn more about this investigation, click the link below!
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8595676/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency-partner-investigates-site-cambodia?sub_id=217143&utm_campaign=subscriptions&utm_medium=email&utm_source=217143&utm_content=asset_link&fbclid=IwY2xjawE-62dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRZ_KrMQuo4KYdaw7pQ0kaj6VwlDN1osLblKyTiq9c3MTANE_v3oDceSvQ_aem_9jI0DrpNA--Nce3VwS91lw
To see more photos and learn more about this investigation, click the link below!
https://www.dvidshub.net/image/8595676/defense-pow-mia-accounting-agency-partner-investigates-site-cambodia?sub_id=217143&utm_campaign=subscriptions&utm_medium=email&utm_source=217143&utm_content=asset_link&fbclid=IwY2xjawE-62dleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHRZ_KrMQuo4KYdaw7pQ0kaj6VwlDN1osLblKyTiq9c3MTANE_v3oDceSvQ_aem_9jI0DrpNA--Nce3VwS91lw
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POW/MIA Chair of Honor added to the University of Wisconsin-Madison Football Stadium
The League would like to thank the University of Wisconsin–Madison for adding a Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Chair of Honor to their football stadium, Camp Randall stadium.
To learn more about this incredible addition, click the link below!
https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/8/28/football-badgers-add-pow-mia-tribute-to-camp-randall-stadium.aspx
To learn more about this incredible addition, click the link below!
https://uwbadgers.com/news/2024/8/28/football-badgers-add-pow-mia-tribute-to-camp-randall-stadium.aspx
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June 2024 Newsletter
July 2024
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| status_of_the_issue_7-10-24.pdf |
July 2024 - Vietnam's Ability to Account for Missing Americans
| vns_ability_to_account_7-10-24.pdf |
February 2024 Intel Assessment
| intel_assessment-final-february_2024.pdf |
BROCHURE TO RAISE AWARENESS OF THE POW/MIA ACCOUNTING MISSION
Attached below is the League's most up-to-date brochure. Please print (double-sided) and fold into thirds in order to distribute widely/spread the word about the League's accounting mission!
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| brochure_update_7-12-2024.pdf |
2024 ABBREVIATED LEAGUE DELEGATION TRIP REPORT
| mini-lge_del_rpt__3-26-24.pdf |
2024 National POW/MIA Recognition Day Poster
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Ann Mills-Griffiths, leader of the National League of POW/MIA Families, discusses her many years of advocacy to account for U.S. personnel missing from the Vietnam War, reflects on the challenges ahead, and outlines her continuing optimism to achieve the fullest possible accounting. The League thanks long-time fellow-advocate, The American Legion, for sharing our accounting goals and hosting this Tango Alpha Lima Podcast!
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The League is always seeking photos of POW/MIA flag, monuments, Missing Man Honors Tables, and POW/MIA empty chairs from your community to feature on our social media pages and website.
Sharing with us is easy, just message your photos to the League Facebook page or
[email protected] with a brief description of when & where
the photo was taken.
All proper credits will be given.
Sharing with us is easy, just message your photos to the League Facebook page or
[email protected] with a brief description of when & where
the photo was taken.
All proper credits will be given.