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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael Chilcote, left, a team sergeant, U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Jonathan Tamanaha, a team leader, both with Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and a village elder, share a meal during a ceremonial dinner for the recovery team in Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Feb. 14, 2023.
Each recovery mission can involve up to 65 U.S. personnel plus Lao counterparts. Both countries work together on investigations and excavations throughout the country between 30 – 45 days per mission. Recovered remains believed to be those of Americans are transferred to DPAA’s laboratory in Hawaii for further analysis and identification by forensic anthropologists.
Since 1985 the United States and Lao governments have worked closely together to find and recover unaccounted-for American service members. There are still 286 missing Americans in Laos from the Vietnam War. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Francesca Landis)
| Date Taken: | 02.14.2023 |
| Date Posted: | 03.02.2023 19:01 |
| Photo ID: | 7657825 |
| VIRIN: | 230214-M-VI369-1054 |
| Resolution: | 5154x3436 |
| Size: | 2.02 MB |
| Location: | HIEM, LA |
| Web Views: | 21 |
| Downloads: | 1 |
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