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families of missing service members

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๐Ÿ“ Vietnam

families of missing service members

Gender: Male

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U.S. military team meets Vietnamese officials on missing-person accounting

๐Ÿ“… 22 January 1988

A U.S. military team traveled to Hanoi for technical talks on Americans missing from the war. The meeting reflected a continuing effort to locate remains and records, a humanitarian concern that...

U.S. Office for MIA Affairs opens in Hanoi

๐Ÿ“… 7 July 1991

The U.S. office began work on the search for Americans missing from the war. Its opening expanded direct contact between U.S. and Vietnamese officials while emphasizing the U.S. governmentโ€™s...

United States observes National POW/MIA Recognition Day

๐Ÿ“… 20 September 2002

The U.S. proclamation designated 20 September as a day of recognition for prisoners of war and those missing in action, including personnel from Southeast Asia. The observance kept wartime absence...