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    DPAA conducts recovery operations in Laos [Image 4 of 23]

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    DPAA conducts recovery operations in Laos

    LAO PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC

    09.21.2023

    Photo by Staff Sgt. Cole Yardley 

    Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

    From right, U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman Chief Petty Officer Elton Reece, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team medic and U.S. Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Mitchell Hartman, DPAA Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) augmentee, while conducting an unexploded ordnance (UXO) sweep on a recovery mission in Laos, September 22, 2023. Recovered remains that are believed to be those of Americans are transferred to DPAA’s laboratory in Hawaii for further analysis and identification by forensic anthropologists. There are currently 1,578 missing and unaccounted-for Americans from the Vietnam War, of which 288 are believed to be in Laos. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cole Yardley)

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    Date Taken: 09.21.2023
    Date Posted: 10.23.2023 09:11
    Photo ID: 8083356
    VIRIN: 230922-F-FU430-4378
    Resolution: 8256x5504
    Size: 0 B
    Location: LA

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