http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/mia/ en-us Sun, 5 Oct 2008 16:12:25 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098009/posts To say goodbye, 41 years too late Vietnam War officer, missing since 1967, comes home to rest Sunday, October 5, 2008 3:39 AM By Holly Zachariah THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH WEST LIBERTY, Ohio -- He called her Tootsie. Pat Zook doesn't know exactly why. She thinks maybe it was because her husband always liked that old Al Jolson song: Yesterday I heard a lover sigh, Goodbye, oh me, oh my. Toot, toot, Tootsie, goodbye. Oh, no, Tootsie, don't cry. She last touched his face -- those bedroom eyes, the full and pouty lips, that Elvis Presley hair -- as he left... The Columbus Dispatch http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2098009/posts#comment Sun, 5 Oct 2008 16:12:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097150/posts THE remains of Australia's last missing soldier from the Vietnam War will be repatriated next week. Private David Fisher, of the Special Air Service Regiment, fell from a rope as he was being evacuated from Vietnam by helicopter in September 1969. His remains were found in the Cam My district in August this year. ..... Pte Fisher was the last of the missing army personnel to be found in Vietnam following the recovery of the remains of three others last year. There are still two members of the air force - Flying Officer Michael Herbert and Pilot Officer Robert Carver... Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2097150/posts#comment Sat, 4 Oct 2008 02:16:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093213/posts Citizens of Wyoming have ONE representative to speak for us in the House of Representatives. But she's not there! She's missing important votes that impact ALL of us in very meaningful ways and I am sick of seeing her name listed as "Not Voting" over and over again on very important measures: This is about more than her single vote. She was hired (elected) to be be the VOICE of Wyoming in the House of Representatives. Right now Wyoming is mute because Mrs. Cubin isn't there to speak for us. Yes, she gave a lovely speech on the energy issue...... Self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2093213/posts#comment Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:32:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086088/posts ARLINGTON, VA -- Today, U.S. Senator John McCain issued the following statement on National POW/MIA Recognition Day: "Today, we mark National POW/MIA Recognition Day, and I salute my comrades who served their country in unusual circumstances, and remember those who never returned. "During my time in Hanoi, I was witness to a thousand acts of kindness, courage, and love by some of the finest Americans I've ever had the privilege to know. They, like thousands of others before and since, served our nation proudly and with honor. They would all agree, though, that the real heroes are those who never... johnmccain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2086088/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 20:15:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085542/posts Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. James E. Cartwright, U.S. Marine Corps, will host the Pentagon ceremony for National POW/MIA Recognition Day at the River Entrance Parade Field on Friday, Sept. 19, 2008, at 11 a.m. EDT. Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Congressman Ike Skelton will be the guest speaker. Observances of National POW/MIA Recognition Day are held across the country on military installations, ships at sea, state capitols, schools and veterans' facilities. This observance is one of six days throughout the year that Congress has mandated the... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085542/posts#comment Fri, 19 Sep 2008 02:21:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085417/posts WASHINGTON, Sept. 18, 2008 – Since the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have begun, thousands of American soldiers have been welcomed home with elaborate parades, gymnasiums packed with tearful spouses and children, and commanders proclaiming from podiums great deeds done in battle. Navy Rear Adm. Donna L. Crisp, who commands the JPAC, talks about emerging technologies that are boosting efforts to recover and identify missing servicemembers. Defense Dept. photo by Fred W. Baker III  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Still others have had more tragic homecomings, instead returning in flag-draped coffins to grieving spouses and families; their ceremonies... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2085417/posts#comment Thu, 18 Sep 2008 23:38:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078590/posts Missing WWII Soldier Is Identified 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 are being returned to his family for burial with full military honors. He is Pvt. James W. Turner, U.S. Army, of Altus, Okla. He will be buried on Sept. 11 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Representatives from the Army met with Turner’s 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.... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2078590/posts#comment Tue, 9 Sep 2008 23:46:59 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2076431/posts Has anyone seen Joe Biden? He seems to have vanished after the convention? Vanity http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2076431/posts#comment Sun, 7 Sep 2008 02:19:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070964/posts <p>A SEARCH team believes it has found the grave of the last remaining Australian digger unaccounted for after the Vietnam War.</p> <p>Special Air Services Regiment (SASR) soldier Private David Fisher fell from a rope suspended by a helicopter over thick jungle in southern Vietnam in 1969.</p> The Australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2070964/posts#comment Sat, 30 Aug 2008 02:31:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069496/posts SYDNEY, Aug. 28 (AP) - (Kyodo)—A skeleton thought to belong to a World War II pilot has been discovered dangling in the jungle canopy in Papua New Guinea, the Australian Broadcasting Corp. reported Thursday. Hikers on the Kokoda Track discovered the skeleton halfway along the 96-kilometer trail that was the scene of intense fighting between Japanese and Australian soldiers from 1942 to 1943. -snip- Breitbart http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2069496/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:37:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065985/posts 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 2nd Lt. Howard C. Enoch Jr., US Army Air Forces, of Marion, KY. He will be buried on September 22 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Representatives from the Army met with Enoch's next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process and to coordinate internment with military honors on behalf of the Secretary of the Army. On March 19,... Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2065985/posts#comment Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:46:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063076/posts THE remains of the last missing Digger in Vietnam may have been found. A team of experts is travelling to Vietnam to determine whether the discovered remains are those of SAS Pte David Fisher. Pte Fisher was lost when he fell 30m from a rope during a helicopter mission on September 27, 1969. He was second-in-command of a long-range SAS patrol, which became outnumbered and pursued through dense jungle. An extensive search of the area at the time by an SAS patrol, infantry units and aircraft failed to find any trace of the 23-year-old from Balgowlah Heights, NSW. It was... Sunday Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2063076/posts#comment Sat, 16 Aug 2008 23:30:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062008/posts Missing WWII Pilot Is Identified 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 2nd Lt. Howard C. Enoch Jr., U.S. Army Air Forces, of Marion, Ky. He will be buried on Sep. 22 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Representatives from the Army met with Enoch’s next-of-kin to explain the recovery and identification process and to coordinate interment with military honors on behalf of the Secretary of... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2062008/posts#comment Thu, 14 Aug 2008 21:49:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056532/posts The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, has been identified. He is Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Manuel R. Denton, U.S. Navy, of Kerrville, Texas. He will be buried as part of a group on Thursday in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. On Oct. 8, 1963, Denton was one of six men who crewed a UH-34D Choctaw helicopter that was on a search-and-rescue mission. While over Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, the helicopter came under intense enemy ground fire and crashed. There were no survivors. Over the next several... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2056532/posts#comment Tue, 5 Aug 2008 00:03:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2056459/posts The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that a U.S. serviceman, missing from the Vietnam War, has been identified. He is Hospital Corpsman 3rd Class Manuel R. Denton, U.S. Navy, of Kerrville, Texas. He will be buried as part of a group on Thursday in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. On Oct. 8, 1963, Denton was one of six men who crewed a UH-34D Choctaw helicopter that was on a search-and-rescue mission. While over Quang Nam Province, Vietnam, the helicopter came under intense enemy ground fire and crashed. There were no survivors. Over the next several... US Departmet of Defence No. 652-08 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-vetscor/2056459/posts#comment Mon, 4 Aug 2008 22:02:50 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2049802/posts The remains of what appear to be four US soldiers who died in 1846 during the Mexican-American war have been found, Mexican officials have said. The skeletons were found at the site of the Battle of Monterrey in northern Mexico alongside relics indicating the bodies were US soldiers... Mexico's state archaeological agency said the bodies were found in several digs between 1996 and 2008 but it took a long time to identify the remains because it was believed only Mexicans were buried at the battle site. BBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2049802/posts#comment Wed, 23 Jul 2008 05:45:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044137/posts WASHINGTON, July 11, 2008 – The Armed Forces Institute of Pathology has identified human remains found in Iraq as those of two 10th Mountain Division soldiers who had been missing since a May 2007 ambush. Army Sgt. Alex R. Jimenez, 25, and Pfc. Byron W. Fouty, 19, were listed as “missing/captured” during operations in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, on May 12, 2007. The two men were soldiers with the 10th Mountain Division’s 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, based at Fort Drum, N.Y. Jimenez and Fouty were part of a patrol of seven Americans and an Iraqi army interpreter... American Forces Press Service http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2044137/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 21:30:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043956/posts The body of Alex R. Jimenez, a Lawrence-based soldier who was kidnapped more than a year ago, has been found in Iraq in a tragic ending to a family's wrenching hope for his return. Jimenez's father, Ramon "Andy'' Jimenez, was notified by Army servicemen who came to his home yesterday that his son's body was found two days ago by Iraqi authorities, who contacted their American counterparts. The elder Ramirez, who had held out hope that he would one day see his son's return, seemed to come to terms with the news. "It comforts you when you accept something, and... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2043956/posts#comment Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:05:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037342/posts Itanagar, June 27: A five-member US Defence Department team has arrived in Ita nagar to coordinate a joint Indo-US search operation to find the wreckage of US fighter planes and remains of hundreds of pilots missing in action during World War II in Arunachal Pradesh. Official sources said on Friday that a team from the US Joint Prisoners of War/Missing In Action Accounting Command (JPAC) arrived on June 24 on a coordination mission for the search on humanitarian grounds. The team comprised Lt Col Peter Huddle, Lt Col Bruce E Cox, Maj Craig Tippins, Maj William J Taylor and Capt... Express India http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2037342/posts#comment Fri, 27 Jun 2008 17:54:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036388/posts 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. Gene F. Clark, U.S. Army, of Muncie, Ind. He will be buried June 28 in Muncie. Representatives from the Army met with Clark's 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. In September 1950, Clark was assigned to Company L, 3rd Battalion,... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2036388/posts#comment Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:12:42 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034019/posts 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 with full military honors. He is Lt. Cmdr. Ralph C. Bisz, U.S. Navy, of Miami Shores, Fla. His funeral arrangements are being set by his family. On Aug. 4, 1967, Bisz took off in an A-4E Skyhawk from the USS Oriskany to bomb an enemy petroleum depot near Haiphong, Vietnam. As he neared the target, his aircraft was struck by an enemy surface-to-air missile... DOD http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2034019/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jun 2008 19:27:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2031177/posts Many spurious lies have been circulated by the Crypto-Marxists about a fellow prisoner in the Hanoi Hilton. It is up to you men that lived and were tortured alongside McCain to speak up now. It's bad enough we have the CM's with BDS smearing and ashing our present President. The Left is now bringing up lies about McCain. We know all all American POW's broke eventually. It is no sin to say you did. We have heard of all the inhuman torture you all underwent. The key word is "eventually." No one can withstand the pain you have endured. I... self http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2031177/posts#comment Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:48:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028690/posts Soldier Missing In Action From Korean War Is Identified 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. 1st Class W.T. Akins, U.S. Army, of Decatur, Ga. He will be buried on June 26 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C. Requesting prayer for the family, friends, and loved ones of Sgt. 1st Class W.T. Akins, U.S. Army, of Decatur, Ga.. Representatives from the Army met... U.S. Department of Defense http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2028690/posts#comment Tue, 10 Jun 2008 04:29:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026041/posts 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. Milton Dinerboiler Jr., U.S. Army, of Elkhart, Ind. His burial date is being set by his family. Representatives from the Army met with Dinerboiler’s 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. In late November 1950, Dinerboiler was assigned to the Heavy Mortar... U.S. Department of Defense http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2026041/posts#comment Wed, 4 Jun 2008 21:03:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025532/posts During World War II, more than 2,000 American pilots and crew members were lost over Papua New Guinea. Now a Pentagon team is trying to bring them home. The MIA Project What is it?The Pentagon launched the mission of the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) on Oct. 1, 2003, to recover the remains of tens of thousands of MIAs from foreign wars. The organization, which identifies six missing servicemen each month on average, utilizes the largest forensic anthropology laboratory in the world and 15 teams that travel the globe on recovery missions. This is the story of one such recovery... Boston Globe http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2025532/posts#comment Tue, 3 Jun 2008 23:08:06 GMT