Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Torres of the Marine
Summary
Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Joshua Torres of the Marine Forces Pacific band plays taps as troops render honors to the fallen during an arrival ceremony hosted by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command for U.S. personnel whose identifies remain unknown. The remains receiving full military honors represent losses associated with the Vietnam War and will be transported to JPAC's Central Identification Laboratory to undergo analyses. The ultimate goal of JPAC, and of the agencies involved in returning America's heroes home, is to achieve the fullest possible accounting of Americans lost during the nation's past conflicts.
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recovery
pow mia
color guard
jpac
marforpac
arrival ceremony
cil
central identification laboratory
staff sgt adelita mead
defense pow mia accounting agency
joint base pearl harbor hickam
jpac arrival ceremony
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Date
09/09/2011
Location
Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam
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21.34927, -157.94397
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Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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