Latest "MIA" stories

North Korea’s silence stalls recovery of America’s war dead

Pentagon officials say the recovery and identification of U.S. service members lost during the Korean War is being hindered by North Korea.

By Jonathan Lehrfeld

3 months ago

POW/MIA Agency identifies Detroit-area airman killed in WWII

Authorities have identified the remains of a Detroit-area man who died when his aircraft was shot down in Romania during World War II.

By AP Staff

8 months ago

Nationwide celebrations mark 100 years of remembrance of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

Nov. 9 and 10 will be the first time in 78 years that Tomb Guards at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery will allow visitors to enter the chains surrounding the Tomb, allowing the public to lay flowers.

By Rachel Nostrant

2 years ago

Remains of soldier from Korean War to be interred this week

To identify Mullins’ remains, scientists from DPAA used anthropological analysis, as well as circumstantial evidence.

2 years ago

Seventy-five years later, the Netherlands honors the ‘Black Liberators’ who helped end the Nazi occupation

In 1944, Allied forces began liberating the Netherlands from Nazi occupation. Among these soldiers were black GIs whose role in the liberation had largely been overlooked in historical accounts. Now, the Black Liberators Project seeks to highlight the service and sacrifice of these soldiers, including the 172 buried in Netherlands American Cemetery in Margraten.

By Dylan Gresik

4 years ago

F.E. Warren AFB commander’s removal of Bible from POW/MIA table brings praise, protests

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, twice a conservative candidate for president, has criticized Air Force officials for removing a Bible from a display table meant to honor prisoners of war and service members missing in action.

By Kyle Rempfer

5 years ago