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Defense Team, Families Discuss Efforts To Find Missing Troops

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:45:00 PDT

Washington Post - United States By Daniel de Vise Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, March 29, 2009; Page C05 In a chilly Rockville conference room yesterday, wives, daughters and a twin brother...

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Hoosier Honor Flight Sends Local WWII Vets To D.C.

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:40:00 PDT

Reporter-Times - Martinsville, IN, USA By Lacey Nix Reporter-Times March 29, 2009 Robert Gipson left the military more than 60 years ago, but the memories of WWII are always fresh in his mind....

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Families Gather In Pursuit Of Loved Ones Lost

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 02:18:00 PDT

Baltimore Sun - United States Defense Dept. holds session on finding MIAs By Mary Gail Hare March 29, 2009 Calvin and Kenneth Bayne, 81-year-old twins, can easily recall boxing lessons and camping...

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Designs For Memorial Honoring Military Women Unveiled At Veterans Conference (3 PM)

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 03:10:00 PDT

Las Cruces Sun-News - Las Cruces, NM, USA By Ashley Meeks Sun-News reporter Posted: 03/28/2009 03:00:08 PM MDT LAS CRUCES — Designs for a memorial honoring military women were unveiled Saturday...

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MIA Families Keep Searching

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 02:55:00 PDT

MyFox Washington DC - Washington, DC, USA Last Edited: Saturday, 28 Mar 2009, 9:53 PM EDT Created On: Saturday, 28 Mar 2009, 9:32 PM EDT ROCKVILLE,Md. - Janice Stoms drove from Phoenixville, PA to...

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NC Department of POW/MIA Affiars Press Release 03-09-01

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 09:18:00 PDT

NC Department of POW/MIA Affairs - Fayetteville, NC, USA NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF POW/MIA AFFAIRS "Remembering Those Others Have Forgotten" www.standingwatch.blogspot.com FOR IMMEDIATE...

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Despite The Years, Death March Survivor's Memories Vivid

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 04:07:00 PDT

Las Cruces Sun-News - Las Cruces, NM, USA By Steve Ramirez Sun-News reporter Posted: 03/26/2009 12:00:00 AM MDT LAS CRUCES — Menandro Perazo has bittersweet memories of his home, in Capas,...

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Veteran POW On The 'Great Escape'

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:19:00 PDT

BBC News - UK Some surviving inmates of the German prisoner of war camp, immortalised by Hollywood as Stalag Luft 3, have returned to the site at Zagan in Poland to commemorate the anniversary of...

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Dan Doughty: An Unsung Hero

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:14:00 PDT

WEAU-TV 13 - Eau Claire, WI, USA Posted: 5:28 PM Mar 25, 2009 Last Updated: 9:45 PM Mar 25, 2009 Reporter: Meghan Kulig Email Address: meghan.kulig@weau.com You could call this month’s Unsung Hero...

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Military Channel Presents 'RETURN TO TARAWA'

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:37:00 PDT

Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles, CA, USA Military Channel Presents RETURN TO TARAWA, a Documentary Capturing World War II Veteran's Crusade to Preserve a Sacred Battlefield Turned...

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Taunton Will Hold Annual POW/MIA Ceremony

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:33:00 PDT

Taunton Daily Gazette - Taunton, MA, USA By Kendra Leigh Sardinha GateHouse News Service Posted Mar 24, 2009 @ 02:30 PM Taunton — The Taunton Area Vietnam Veterans Association will be holding...

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N.J. Man 'Choked Up' Over POW Bracelet

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:09:00 PDT

The Northwest Florida Daily News - Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA He had kept Bud Day's bracelet for 40 years March 23, 2009 - 8:12 PM Wendy Victora For nearly 40 years, Fred Myers has kept the silver...

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Word Of 'Hump' Crash Site Kindles Images Of Father Son Knew Only From War Stories

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 04:38:00 PDT

Las Vegas Review Journal - Las Vegas, NV, USA By KEITH ROGERS LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL Two weeks before John Lenox was born, his father went missing in action. Sixty-five years later, Lenox had...

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Kilroy Takes Up Search For Missing London Flyer

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 05:11:00 PDT

London Madison Press - OH, USA Saturday, March 21, 2009 By JANE BEATHARD Press Contributor The fate of a Madison County airman lost during World War II has drawn the attention of U.S. Rep. Mary Jo...

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Time May Finally Heal Sister's Anguished Heart

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 04:41:00 PDT

Fort Worth Star Telegram - Fort Worth, TX, USA Posted on Sat, Mar. 21, 2009 Sister of soldier who never returned hopes 'he’s coming home’ By DAVID CASSTEVENS dcasstevens@star-telegram.com Last...

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Technology Revolution At JPAC

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 06:18:00 PDT

FOXNews - USA For years, JPAC search teams and scientists relied in eyewitness accounts, personal affects and dental records to identify the remains. Now, they have a powerful new tool: DNA. "We're...

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Seantor Rhoads Honors Fallen WWII Fireman Third Class Welborn Lee Ashby

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 06:20:00 PDT

iSurfHopkinsCo - Madisonville, KY, USA Wednesday, 18 March 2009 FRANKFORT - The Kentucky State Senate Friday adopted Senator Jerry P. Rhoads' resolution adjourning the Senate in honor of Fireman...

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Flags Fly Again Outside The Ray County Museum Thanks To Some Donations

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 03:46:00 PDT

Richmond Daily News - Richmond, MO, USA Dennis Sharkey, News Editor 03-18-2009 Last month volunteers at the Ray County Museum noticed an unwanted surprise when they arrived at the Ray County...

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Remains Of Fallen Korean War POW To Be Buried

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 05:31:00 PDT

ArmyTimes.com - Springfield, VA, USA Staff report Posted : Tuesday Mar 17, 2009 19:18:34 EDT Sgt. 1st Class Patrick J. Arthur was captured in Korea in 1951 by Chinese forces, northeast of the...

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POW/MIA Update: 12 March 2009

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 04:13:00 PDT

National League of POW/MIA Families - Arlington, VA, USA AMERICANS ACCOUNTED FOR: Following is the list of US personnel whose remains were recovered and identified individually or as a group since...

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Family Unearths Clues To Missing Texas Soldier's Fate In Cambodia

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 03:26:00 PDT

Dallas Morning News - Dallas, TX, USA 11:29 PM CDT on Saturday, March 14, 2009 By GREGG JONES / The Dallas Morning News gjones@dallasnews.com McKinley Nolan's letters from South Vietnam to his...

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Roy Carter: A Hero's Long Journey Home

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 02:54:00 PDT

Scugog Standard Newspaper - Port Perry, Ontario, Canada By Rik Davie/The Scugog Standard Roy Carter, a young man from Blackstock, Ontario, was no different from any other young man who answered the...

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Checking Into And Checking Out Of The Hanoi Hilton

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 03:02:00 PDT

Jacksonville Daily Record - Jacksonville, FL, USA Retired U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Byron Fuller and retired Air Force Col. Carl Crumpler were held prisoner in Hanoi during the Vietnam War. They recounted...

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Navy No Longer Says Speicher Was Captured

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 05:28:00 PDT

NavyTimes.com - Springfield, VA, USA By Mark D. Faram - Staff writer Posted : Wednesday Mar 11, 2009 21:33:33 EDT The status of an F/A-18 Hornet pilot missing since the first night of the 1991...

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Nelson Wants Continued Search For Downed Florida Pilot

noreply@blogger.com (NC Sentinel) — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 06:44:00 PDT

Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando, FL, USA posted by Mark Matthews on Mar 10, 2009 10:44:13 AM WASHINGTON -- A navy pilot shot down over Iraq in 1991 officially remains “missing,” according...

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