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ROLLING THUNDER®, Inc., Georgia Chapter 1
Rolling Thunder®, Inc. Is Not a Motorcycle Club
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Army Specialist Lawrence L. Aldrich of Fort Worth, Texas January 29,2010
http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13278 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and returned to his family for burial. Army Specialist Lawrence L. Aldrich will be buried in his home town of Fort Worth, Texas tomorrow. On May 6, 1968, Aldrich was a member of a search-and-clear mission in Binh Dinh Province in what was then South Vietnam. He was last seen with two other Americans engaged in a battle with enemy forces while manning a M-60 machine gun position. An air strike was called in, but one of the bombs inadvertently landed on Aldrich’s position, killing the three soldiers. Members of his unit later recovered the remains of the two other men, but Aldrich could not be found. In July 1992, a joint U.S.-Socialist Republic of Vietnam team traveled to the province to investigate the loss. They interviewed a local citizen who remembered a large ground battle in the area in May or June 1968. He took the team to a location where he indicated the remains were buried, but an excavation in 1994 found no evidence of a grave or remains. Vietnamese officials unilaterally investigated the case in 2006 and interviewed two villagers who recalled finding a body of an American after the battle and burying it where it lay. A second joint investigation in 2007, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command, recommended another excavation based on the information provided by the Vietnamese. The excavation in March 2009 unearthed human remains and other non-biological evidence. The identification of the remains was confirmed by matching the remains with Aldrich’s dental records
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Air Force Maj. Russell C. Goodman of Salt Lake City, Utah January 12, 2010
http://www.defense.gov/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13231 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial. Air Force Maj. Russell C. Goodman of Salt Lake City, Utah, will be honored this week at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., home of the U.S. Air Force Thunderbird demonstration team. At the time of his loss, Goodman was assigned to the Thunderbirds and was flying with the U.S. Navy on an exchange program. He will be buried in Alaska at a date determined by his family. On Feb. 20, 1967, Goodman and Navy Lt. Gary L. Thornton took off in their F-4B Phantom from the USS Enterprise for a bombing mission against a railroad yard in Thanh Hoa Province, North Vietnam. They were struck by enemy antiaircraft fire and their plane exploded. Thornton was able to eject at just 250 feet altitude, but Goodman did not escape. Thornton survived and was held captive until his release in 1973. Search and rescue attempts were curtailed because of heavy anti-aircraft and automatic weapons fire in the area of the crash. Between October 1993 and March 2008, joint U.S.-Vietnamese teams led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) investigated the crash site twice and conducted two excavations, recovering human remains and pilot equipment. The aircraft debris recovered correlates with the type of aircraft the men were flying. Among other forensic identification tools and circumstantial evidence, scientists from JPAC and the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory also used mitochondrial DNA – which matched two of his maternal relatives -- in the identification of Goodman’s remains.
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Sgt. Brandon T. Islip, 23, of Richmond, Va Nov 30, 2009
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=13158 Remains of U.S. Paratrooper Found in Afghanistan American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Nov. 30, 2009 - The remains of a U.S. paratrooper reported missing since early this month in western Afghanistan was recovered
yesterday, military officials said.
The body of Army Sgt. Brandon Islip was recovered from the Bala
Murgahab River in Badghis province after a local Afghan resident
provided information on his whereabouts, officials said.
Islip, a paratrooper with the Army's 82nd Airborne Division, went
missing with another paratrooper Nov. 4 after being swept away by a
fast-moving current while on an airdrop re-supply mission in western
Afghanistan.
The recovery comes weeks after British divers found the body of
Islip's fellow soldier, Spc. Benjamin Sherman, who was posthumously
promoted to the rank of sergeant.
"The recovery of Sergeant Islip and Sergeant Sherman would not have
been possible without the untiring support and efforts of our fellow
international forces, the Afghan national security forces and the
local people of Bala Murghab," said Col. Brian M. Drinkwine, commander
of the 4th Brigade Combat Team, to which the two soldiers were
assigned.
A memorial service for the two paratroopers will be held in
Afghanistan in the coming days, officials said.
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Remains Identified as Navy Captain Michael Scott Speicher 8/2/2009
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12862 The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP) has positively identified remains recovered in Iraq as those of Captain Michael Scott Speicher. Captain Speicher was shot down flying a combat mission in an F/A-18 Hornet over west-central Iraq on January 17th, 1991 during Operation Desert Storm.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with Captain Speicher's family for the ultimate sacrifice he made for his country," said Ray Mabus, Secretary of the Navy. "I am also extremely grateful to all those who have worked so tirelessly over the last 18 years to bring Captain Speicher home."
“Our Navy will never give up looking for a shipmate, regardless of how long or how difficult that search may be,” said Admiral Gary Roughead, Chief of Naval Operations. “We owe a tremendous debt of gratitude to Captain Speicher and his family for the sacrifice they have made for our nation and the example of strength they have set for all of us.”
Acting on information provided by an Iraqi citizen in early July, US Marines stationed in Al Anbar Province went to a location in the desert which was believed to be the crash site of Captain Speicher’s jet. The Iraqi citizen stated he knew of two Iraqi citizens who recalled an American jet impacting the desert and the remains of the pilot being buried in the desert. One of these Iraqi citizens stated that they were present when Captain Speicher was found dead at the crash site by Bedouins and his remains buried. The Iraqi citizens led US Marines to the site who searched the area. Remains were recovered over several days during the past week and flown to Dover Air Force Base for scientific identification by the AFIP’s Office of the Armed Forces Medical Examiner.
The recovered remains include bones and multiple skeletal fragments. Positive identification was made by comparing Captain Speicher’s dental records with the jawbone recovered at the site. The teeth are a match, both visually and radiographically.
While dental records have confirmed the remains to be those of Captain Speicher, the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology DNA Lab in Rockville, Maryland is running DNA tests on the remains recovered in Iraq and comparing them to DNA reference samples previously provided by family members. Results will take approximately 24 hours.
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DoD Identifies Operation Enduring Freedom Soldier MIA 7/19/2009
http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12827 The Department of Defense announced today the identity of a soldier listed as Missing-Captured on July 3 while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho, was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) on July 1 and his status was changed to "Missing-Captured" on July 3.
Pfc. Bergdahl is a member of 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.
For more information on the soldier, media may contact Lt. Col. Timothy Marsano at (208) 422-5268 or the Fort Richardson public affairs office at (907) 240-3126 or (907) 384-2072.
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Operation Enduring Freedom - 2 Georgia Soldiers (7/8/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12798 The Department of Defense announced today the death of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died July 6 in Konduz, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when an improvised explosive device detonated near their vehicle. Killed were:
2nd Lt. Derwin I. Williams, 41, of Glenwood, Ill. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Dixon, Ill.
Sgt. Brock H. Chavers, 25, of Bulloch, Ga. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 121st Infantry Regiment, Americus, Ga.
Spc. Chester W. Hosford, 35, of Hastings, Minn. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 106th Cavalry Regiment, Dixon, Ill.
Spc. Issac L. Johnson, 24, of Columbus, Ga. He was assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, Rome, Ga.
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Operation Enduring Freedom 3 Georgia Soldiers (6/4/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12728 The Department of Defense announced today the death of three soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died June 4 near Kapisa, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered from an improvised explosive device and small arms fire. They were assigned to the 1st Battalion, 108th Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target Acquisition Squadron, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Georgia Army National Guard, Calhoun, Ga.
Killed were:
Maj. Kevin M. Jenrette, 37, of Lula, Ga.,
Staff Sgt. John C. Beale, 39, of Riverdale, Ga., and
Spc. Jeffrey W. Jordan, 21, of Rome, Ga.
For more information media may contact Lt. Col. Baldowski at (404) 409-8104 or (404) 254-3558.
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Operation Iraqi Freedom casaulty from Dalton, Ga (6/1/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12707 The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Iraqi Freedom. Pvt. Thomas E. Lee, III, 20, of Dalton, Ga., died May 29 in Mosul, Iraq, of wounds suffered when an explosive device struck his vehicle. He was assigned to 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas. For more information the media may contact the Fort Hood public affairs office at (254) 287-9993; after hours (254) 291-2591.
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Soldier Missing In Action From The Korean War Are Identified (4/16/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12611 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Pfc. David Woodruff, U.S. Army, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. He will be buried on April 22 in St. Louis, Mo.
Representatives from the Army’s Mortuary Office met with Woodruff’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process on behalf of the Secretary of the Army. Woodruff was assigned to Company K, 3rd Battalion, 9th Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. In early 1951, the 2nd ID was augmented by Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) forces and was occupying positions near Hoengsong, South Korea. On Feb. 11, the Chinese Army launched a massive attack on the U.S. line, overwhelming R.O.K. forces and exposing the American flank. The 2nd ID was forced to withdraw to the south and Woodruff was captured by enemy forces. He died in, or near, one of the North Korean prison camps in Suan County, North Hwanghae Province.
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Soldiers Missing In Action From The Korean War Are Identified (4/3/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12588 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of four U.S. servicemen, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors. They are Cpl. Samuel C. Harris Jr., of Rogersville, Tenn; Cpl. Lloyd D. Stidham, of Beattyville, Ky.; Cpl. Robert G. Schoening, of Blaine, Wash; and one serviceman whose name is being withheld pending a briefing to his family. All men were U.S. Army. Harris will be buried April 10 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., Stidham will be buried April 13 in Nicholasville, Ky., and Schoening will be buried June 19 in Arlington.
Representatives from the Army’s Mortuary Office met with these servicemembers’ next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the secretary of the Army.
These soldiers were assigned to Company C, 65th Combat Engineer Battalion, 25th Infantry Division. On Nov. 25, 1950, Company C came under intense enemy attack when it was occupying a position near Hill 222 situated south of the Kuryong River east of the “Camel’s Head” bend, North Korea. The men were reported missing in action on Nov. 27.
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Airman Missing In Action From The Vietnam War Is Identified (4/2/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12584 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. airman, missing in action from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Lt. Col. Earl P. Hopper Jr., U.S. Air Force, of Phoenix, Ariz. He is to be buried on April 3 at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona in Phoenix. On Jan. 10, 1968, Hopper and Capt. Keith Hall were flying an F-4D Phantom near Hanoi, North Vietnam, as part of a four-ship MiG combat air patrol. Before they reached the target, an enemy surface-to-air missile exploded slightly below their aircraft. Hall radioed that he and Hopper were ejecting. He told Hopper to eject, but when he heard no response, he repeated “Earl get out!” Hopper replied, “I’ve pulled on it and it [the ejection seat] did not go,” followed by “you go!” Hall then pulled on his primary ejection handle but it failed to initiate, forcing him to use the alternate. Hall was captured and held as a prisoner of war until 1973, but Hopper was unable to get out of the aircraft.
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Soldier Missing From Korean War Is Identified (3/16/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12557 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Sgt. 1st Class Patrick J. Arthur, U.S. Army, of Broken Bow, Neb. He will be buried on May 1 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Arthur was a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 38th Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. In mid May 1951, elements of the 2nd ID were securing their positions on the No Name Line south of the Soyang River, South Korea, when the Chinese Army launched a major counter-offensive. The 2nd ID was forced to withdraw south to a more defensible position north and east of the Hongch’on River. During the withdrawal, Arthur was captured by enemy forces on May 18, 1951, and was marched north into North Korea. Arthur died of malnutrition and disease in July, and he was buried at the Suan Mining POW Camp near Pyongyang.
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Navy Changes Speicher Status To ‘Missing-In-Action’ (3/10/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12546 Secretary of the Navy Donald Winter determined today that the status of Capt. Michael Scott Speicher is changed from “Missing/Captured” to “Missing-In-Action” (MIA). This determination was made after a review of available information; including the report and recommendation of a Status Review Board and comments provided by the Speicher family, as well as a Defense Intelligence Agency assessment. Speicher was the first casualty of Operation Desert Storm. His F/A-18 Hornet was downed by hostile action on January 17, 1991, during the first manned air strike of the war, and he was declared “Killed-In-Action/Body-Not-Recovered” in May 1991. His status was changed in 2001 to MIA, and then to Missing/Captured in 2002 based on sighting reports in Iraq. Those sightings have since been discredited. In October 2008, the intelligence community concluded that Speicher is deceased, though his remains are unlocated. Based on that assessment, the Secretary of the Navy convened a Status Review Board to consider whether Speicher's status should remain Missing/Captured or should be changed.
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CONDOLENCES to Tommy Harper & Family for loss of Tommy's father in-law SSG(ret)Billy Jones March 9, 1933 - March 10, 2009 SHILOH, GA — Mr. Jones was born March 9, 1933 in Forsyth, Ga., a son of Paul Thomas Jones and Louella Turner Jones. He proudly served 20 years in the U.S. Army and retired after 3 tours in Vietnam. He was a recipient of the Army Commendation Medal, the National Defense Service Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, the Vietnam Service Medal with one Silver Star and one Bronze Star, the Republic of Vietnam campaign Medal with 1960 Device, the Good Conduct Medal 3d Award, Six Service Stripes, the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, and the Purple Heart. He was a member of Old Shiloh Baptist Church and was preceded in death by two daughters, Pauline McCall and Carol Ann Jones. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Mary E. Rogers Jones of Shiloh; a son, Billy Thomas Jones and his wife Ann of Woodbury, Ga; three daughters, Mary Jane Jones and her husband James of Hamilton, Ga., Helen Marie McKay and her husband Mike, and Joan Harper and her husband Tommy all of Shiloh; a son in law, Johnny McCall of Shiloh, 10 grandchildren, 24 great grandchildren, and a beloved pet, Precious.
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CONDOLENCES to JAMES HILL & Family, for the loss of James' wife Sharon Kay Flournoy Hill August 7, 1949 - March 11, 2009 HAMILTON, GA — Mrs. Hill was born August 7, 1949 in Topeka, KS daughter of Maella Brown Flournoy and the late J. T. Flournoy. She had retired from William House Regency as a Product Manager and was the President of the VFW Post 10558 Ladies Auxiliary, Cataula, GA. We will remember her as a loving individual who was always an inspiration to us on a daily basis. We will miss her deeply, but she will live on in our hearts. She was preceded in death by her sister, Linda Gail Flournoy Osborne. Survivors other than her mother, Maella Brown Flournoy of Austell, GA, include her husband, James H. Hill, Jr. of Hamilton, GA; two children, Capt. Michel Hill-Johansen and her husband, Kenneth, Bradley James Hill and his wife, Julie all of Hamilton, GA; sister, Ann Flournoy Haynes and her husband, John of Austell, GA; two brothers, John D. Flournoy and his wife, Lilly of Austin, Texas and Rickey Joe Flournoy and his wife, Cathy of Hamilton, GA; four grandchildren, Mikaylin and Mikensey Johansen; Kayla and Kasler Dawson; numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
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Soldier Missing in Action From the Korean War is Identified (2/17/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12492 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Sgt. Stanley E. Baylor, U.S. Army, of Webster, N.Y. His funeral will be held on Aug. 1 in Warsaw, N.Y.
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Missing WWII Soldiers are Identified (1/23/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12459 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of two U.S. servicemen, missing from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors. They are Pfc. Julian H. Rogers, of Bloomington, Ind, and Pvt. Henry E. Marquez, of Kansas City, Kan. Both men were U.S. Army. Rogers will be buried in the spring in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., and Marquez will be buried on May 30 in Kansas City, Mo.
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Soldier Missing in Action From Korean War is Identified (1/12/2009)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12434 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Sgt. Dougall H. Espey Jr., U.S. Army, of Mount Laurel, N.J. He will be buried April 3 in Elmira, N.Y.
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Marine Pilot Missing In Action From WWII is indentified (12/19/2008)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12399 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Maj. Marion R. McCown Jr., U.S. Marine Corps, of Charleston, S.C. He will be buried on Jan. 18 in Charleston.
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Georgia Soldier (12/18/08)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12398 The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Pvt. Colman J. Meadows III, 19, of Senoia, Ga., died Dec. 16, at Forward Operating Base Ramrod, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained from a non-combat related incident. He was assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.
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Servicemen MIA From Vietnam War are Identified (12/15/2008)
DoD Release ..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12392 The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the group remains of six U.S. servicemen, missing from the Vietnam War, are soon to be buried with full military honors. They are Maj. Bernard L. Bucher, of Eureka, Ill.; Maj. John L. McElroy, of Eminence, Ky.; 1st Lt. Stephen C. Moreland, of Los Angeles; and Staff Sgt. Frank M. Hepler, of Glenside, Pa., all U.S. Air Force. These men will be buried as a group on Dec. 18 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Two other servicemen, who were individually identified in October 2007, are also represented in this group. They are Capt. Warren R. Orr Jr., U.S. Army, of Kewanee, Ill., and Airman 1st Class George W. Long, U.S. Air Force, of Medicine, Kan.
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Sailor Missing from WWII is Identified (12/01/2008)
DoD Release ..>http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12379
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Ensign Robert G. Tills, U.S. Navy, of Manitowoc, Wis. He will be buried on March 23, 2009, in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
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139 WWII Marines found on Tarawa..this is not a DoD release yet (key word being yet) (11/28/08)
Full Article ..>http://www.militarytimes.com/news/2008/11/marine_wwii_remains_112608w/ A Florida man’s quest to find hundreds of Marines buried anonymously after one of World War II’s bloodiest battles could lead to the largest identification of American war dead in history.Researchers used ground-penetrating radar, tediously reviewed thousands of military documents and interviewed hundreds of others to find 139 graves. There, they say, lie the remains of men who died 65 years ago out in the Pacific Ocean on Tarawa Atoll.
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Soldier Missing in Action from Korean War is Identified (11/18/08)
DoD Release..>http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12360
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Cpl. Librado Luna, U.S. Army, of Taylor, Texas. He will be buried on Nov. 25 in Taylor.
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Marines Missing From Vietnam War Are Identified (11/05/08)
DoD Release.. > http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12335
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of four U.S. servicemen, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors. They are Lance Cpl. Kurt E. La Plant, of Lenexa, Kan., and Lance Cpl. Luis F. Palacios, of Los Angeles, Calif. Remains that could not be individually identified are included in a group. Among the group remains are Lance Cpl. Ralph L. Harper, of Indianapolis, Ind., and Pfc. Jose R. Sanchez, of Brooklyn, N.Y. All men were U.S. Marine Corps. Palacios will be buried Friday in Bellflower, Calif., and the other Marines will be buried as a group in the spring in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
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Airman Missing In Action From WW ll is Identified (11/03/08)
DoD Release..> http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=12328
The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of a U.S. serviceman, missing in action from World War II, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Staff Sgt. Martin F. Troy, U.S. Army Air Forces, of Norwalk, Conn. He will be buried on Nov. 20 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C.
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