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WWII Marines accounted for

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that two U.S. Marines missing in action from World War II, have been accounted for and are being returned to their families for burial with full military honors. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Henry S. White, 23, of Kansas City, Mo., and Staff Sgt. Thomas L. Meek, 19, of Lisbon,

Department of Defense Strives to Find Missing Troops

Somewhere amid the land and sea battlefields of World War II are more than 73,000 Americans classified as missing in action. Thousands more are listed as unaccounted for in Korea, the jungles of Vietnam, and other conflicts.Each year on the third Friday of September, Americans honor prisoners of war and service members still considered missing in

Prisoner of War, Missing in Action Recognition Day Honors Service Members

National POW/MIA Recognition Day is Friday, Sept. 21.? Each year, the President issues a proclamation asking Americans to recognize the nation?s service members who were held prisoner or are still missing, and their families.???????????? The day?s events include a Pentagon commemoration ceremony hosting former prisoners of war, family members,

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