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Ex-POW U.S. Army SGG Bobby Louis Johnson (Captured 25 Aug 68), talks with a Viet Cong official after his released by the Viet Cong to the American Military. He is one of the twenty eight American POWs released by Viet Cong on February 12, 1973

Ex-POW U.S. Army SGG Bobby Louis Johnson (Captured 25 Aug 68), talks w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Herman Kokojan Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Two Viet Cong and a North Vietnamese Army officer with still and motion picture cameras that they will use to photograph the exchange of prisoners of war

Two Viet Cong and a North Vietnamese Army officer with still and motio...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Loc Ninh Country: South Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Herman Kokojan Release Status: Released to Publ... More

U.S. Navy CPT Jerimiah Andrew Denton, (Captured 18 Jul 65) the first of the released Prisoners of War, walks down the C-141 ramp and is greeted by MGEN John Gonge, 22nd Air Force Commander and MGEN Daniel "Chappie" James. CPT Denton was released in Hanoi by the North Vietnamese on February 12, 1973 and then flown to Clark Air Base, Philippines for a medical check-up and then to Travis

U.S. Navy CPT Jerimiah Andrew Denton, (Captured 18 Jul 65) the first o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator:... More

At Gia Lan Airport, surrounded by North Vietnamese and American officials, the press and public, an unidentified, just released ex-POW walks with his escort to the waiting C-141 transport for the trip to Clark Air Base

At Gia Lan Airport, surrounded by North Vietnamese and American offici...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Hanoi Country: Democratic Republic Of Vietnam Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Eddie P. Boaz Release Status: Rel... More

Ex-POW, U.S. Navy CPT Ernest Milvin Moore Jr., (Captured 11 Mar 67) gets a kiss and a gift from young Robert Ballentine, son of SSGT Michael G. Ballentine assigned to the 6922nd Security Squadron. Robert was one of the many well wishers who came to say goodbye to CPT Moore prior to his departure for the United States. CPT Moore was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 4 Mar 73

Ex-POW, U.S. Navy CPT Ernest Milvin Moore Jr., (Captured 11 Mar 67) ge...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: CPT Frank J. Adinolfi Releas... More

Ex-POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ John Charles Blevins (Captured 8 Aug 66) shakes hands with a group of well wishers who came to say goodbye as he leaves for United States. MAJ Blevins was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 4 Mar 73

Ex-POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ John Charles Blevins (Captured 8 Aug 66)...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Deal Toney Release Stat... More

Ex-POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ William J. Baugh (Captured 21 Jan 67) holds a welcome sign with his name on it in front of the crowd of well wishers who came to see him leave for the United States. MAJ Baugh was released in Hanoi by North Vietnam on 4 Mar 73

Ex-POW and U.S. Air Force MAJ William J. Baugh (Captured 21 Jan 67) ho...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: HOMECOMING Base: Clark Air Base State: Luzon Country: Philippines (PHL) Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Rele... More

Artwork: Prisoners of War Art - Vietnam, "Hanoi Hilton" camp of detention for U.S. prisoners captured in Vietnam - untitled (peacock and flowers) Artist: LT David Jay Carey

Artwork: Prisoners of War Art - Vietnam, "Hanoi Hilton" camp of detent...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Artwork: Prisoners of War Art - Vietnam, camp of detention for U.S. pilots captured in Vietnam - untitled (ducks and lilies on water) Artist: LT David Jay Carey

Artwork: Prisoners of War Art - Vietnam, camp of detention for U.S. pi...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

COL Fred Cherry, a former prisoner of war, poses beside his portrait on display in the Pentagon

COL Fred Cherry, a former prisoner of war, poses beside his portrait o...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Arlington State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Mickey W. Sanborn Release Status: Released to Publ... More

Cuban prisoners stand outside a prisoner-of-war barracks building during Operation URGENT FURY

Cuban prisoners stand outside a prisoner-of-war barracks building duri...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Base: Grenville Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Edward Nevala Release Status: Released to Pu... More

US servicemen stand guard at the prisoner-of-war compound for Cubans captured during Operation URGENT FURY

US servicemen stand guard at the prisoner-of-war compound for Cubans c...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD) Scene Camera Operator: SPC 5 Edward Nevala Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mil... More

Artwork: "POW Amputee," Saipan, July 1944- Artist: Robert Benney

Artwork: "POW Amputee," Saipan, July 1944- Artist: Robert Benney

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A view of the front and back of the Prisoner of War Medal

A view of the front and back of the Prisoner of War Medal

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: Unknown Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Mark Stephensen, Idaho state coordinator for the League of POW/MIA Families, takes a rubbing of his father's name from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Then-Major Mark Lane Stephensen's RF-4C Phantom II aircraft crashed into a hillside while evading SAM missiles over North Vietnam in 1967; his remains were repatriated 21 years later

Mark Stephensen, Idaho state coordinator for the League of POW/MIA Fam...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Washington State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: CMSGT Don Sutherland Release Status: ... More

A joint service color guard marches in formation during a ceremony welcoming former prisoners of war back to the United States. The POWs were held captive by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm

A joint service color guard marches in formation during a ceremony wel...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator... More

Defeated Iraqi officers reveal information about the location of mines, ammunition storage areas and whereabouts of prisoners of war at a meeting to discuss cease-fire conditions during Operation Desert Storm. The discussions were headed up by GEN. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander-in-chief, U.S. Central Command, and LT. GEN. Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdul Aziz, commander of Joint Forces in Saudi Arabia

Defeated Iraqi officers reveal information about the location of mines...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Safwan Country: Iraq(IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: SGT. Jose Trejo Release Status: Released to Public Combi... More

Former prisoner of war CAPT. Williams Andrews, a U.S. Air Force pilot, is greeted by fellow crew members after his arrival at the Riyadh Air Base upon his release by the Iraqi government during Operation Desert Storm.

Former prisoner of war CAPT. Williams Andrews, a U.S. Air Force pilot,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Riyadh Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean Wagner Release Status: Released ... More

A former prisoner of war is greeted by fellow crew members after his arrival at the Riyadh Air Base upon his release by the Iraqi government during Operation Desert Storm.

A former prisoner of war is greeted by fellow crew members after his a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Riyadh Air Base Country: Saudi Arabia(SAU) Scene Camera Operator: STAFF SGT. Dean Wagner Release Status: ... More

SPEC. Melissa Rathbun-Nealy, the first female to be taken as a prisoner of war during the Persian Gulf war, holds a newspaper article about her capture by Iraqi forces. Rathbun-Nealy, five other American former POWs, and an Italian POW were released from captivity on March 4 and are being transported aboard a C-141B Starlifter aircraft. They are scheduled for medical examination and treatment aboard the hospital ship USNS MERCY (T-AH-19)

SPEC. Melissa Rathbun-Nealy, the first female to be taken as a prisone...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Unknown Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Susan Carl Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

A former prisoner of war is reunited with his wife following his return to the United States. He is one of a number of POWs held captive by Iraqi forces during Operation Desert Storm.

A former prisoner of war is reunited with his wife following his retur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Andrews Air Force Base State: Maryland(MD) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operator: ... More

A crowd of well-wishers welcomes LT. Jeffrey Zaun, LT. Lawrence Slade, and LT. Robert Wetzel during a ceremony in their honor. The three Navy pilots' aircraft were shot down over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and the men held as prisoners of war until their release on March 4th

A crowd of well-wishers welcomes LT. Jeffrey Zaun, LT. Lawrence Slade,...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

LT. Robert Wetzel greets some of the well-wishers who turned out for a ceremony to honor him and two other former prisoners of war. Wetzel, LT. Jeffrey Zaun and LT. Lawrence Slade had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition prisoners released on March 4th.

LT. Robert Wetzel greets some of the well-wishers who turned out for a...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

Signs express the sentiments of well-wishers gathered at a ceremony to welcome home LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Lawrence Slade, and LT. Jeffrey Zaun. The three Navy pilots' aircraft were shot down over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and the men held as prisoners of war until their release on March 4th

Signs express the sentiments of well-wishers gathered at a ceremony to...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

Navy photographers stand by as Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul W. Parcells, commander, Tactical Wings, Atlantic, prepares to escort LT. Robert Wetzel, LT. Lawrence Slade, and LT. Jeffrey Zaun down the red carpet following their arrival by Fleet Logistics Support Squadron 56 (VR-56) C-9 Nightingale aircraft. The three Navy pilots' aircraft were shot down over Iraq during Operation Desert Storm and the men held as prisoners of war until their release on March 4th

Navy photographers stand by as Rear Adm. (lower half) Paul W. Parcells...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Opera... More

LT. Robert Wetzel, left, and LT. Jeffrey Zuan, third from left, stand at attention as Secretary of the Navy H. Lawrence Garrett III pins a medal on the uniform of LT. Lawrence Slade during a ceremony held to honor the three former prisoners of war (POWs). The three officers had been shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition POWs released by Iraq on March 4th. CHIEF of Naval Operations Adm. Frank B. Kelso II is at right.

LT. Robert Wetzel, left, and LT. Jeffrey Zuan, third from left, stand ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

LT. Jeffrey Zaun is accompanied by a master chief petty officer as he greets some of the well-wishers who turned out for a ceremony to honor him and two other former prisoners of war. Zaun, LT. Lawrence Slade and LT. Robert Wetzel had been held by Iraq after being shot down during Operation Desert Storm and were among the first group of ten coalition prisoners released on March 4th.

LT. Jeffrey Zaun is accompanied by a master chief petty officer as he ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DESERT STORM Base: Naval Air Station, Oceana State: Virginia(VA) Country: United States Of America(USA) Scene Camera Operato... More

US Army Private First Class Luis Deya, a member of the 55th Signal Company, Combat Camera, documents a mining area that is being investigated as a suspected prisoner of war camp. A Polish armored personnel carrier containing soldiers from the Polish Battalion, in the Nordic-Polish Brigade, Task Force Eagle, is providing security as the investigation team talks with locals during Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR

US Army Private First Class Luis Deya, a member of the 55th Signal Com...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: JOINT ENDEAVOR Country: Bosnia And/I Herzegovina (BIH) Scene Camera Operator: Teresa H. Hawkins, USA CIV. Release Status: Rel... More

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Robert Altee, guest speaker and former POW, reminds Team Eifel why we wear our uniforms and what teamwork is all about

Lieutenant Colonel (Ret) Robert Altee, guest speaker and former POW, r...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Spangdahlem Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Carol Smith Release Status: Released... More

The MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, POW Memorial Park US and memorial flags at sunset

The MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, POW Memorial Park US and memorial...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Macdill Air Force Base State: Florida (FL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Douglas K Lingefelt, USAF Release... More

SPC Steven Gonzales, waves to the press and well wishers (not shown) when he and his family and his two fellow former POW's (not shown) and their families met the press at the Landsthul Regional Medical Center, Landsthul, Germany, after being released by Yugoslavia. This mission is in direct support of NATO Operation Allied Force

SPC Steven Gonzales, waves to the press and well wishers (not shown) w...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: NATO Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rhineland-Palatinate Country: Germany Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Ken Bergmann Release ... More

Medium long shot, right front view, Major Robert Brubaker (U.S. Air Force retired) stands at attention in front of the 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, flagpole after receiving the Purple Heart on September 17, 1999, a day set aside to recognize all POW/MIA's

Medium long shot, right front view, Major Robert Brubaker (U.S. Air Fo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Kristina P. Cilia Release Status: Re... More

In 1973 it was the first aircraft to carry POW's out of Hanoi. This C-141 Hercules aircraft still flies today, supporting operations in Kosovo and around the world. To many former POW's, tail No. 660177 represents a sort of homecoming. This image was used in the October 1999 issue of AIRMAN Magazine article "A Sort Of Homecoming"

In 1973 it was the first aircraft to carry POW's out of Hanoi. This C-...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Steve Thurow, USAF Release Status:... More

World War II POW Bernard Rader assigned to the 94th

World War II POW Bernard Rader assigned to the 94th

World War II POW Bernard Rader assigned to the 94th Infantry Division, 301st Regiment Company from 1943-45, gave a presentation at the U.S. Army Reserve Command on his wartime experience to about a dozen soldie... More

Captain (CAPT) Weon Sik (left), Rear Admiral (Upper half) Christopher W. Cole, Commander, Navy Region Mid-Atlantic and Major General (MGEN) Kwang Chan Ahn, of the Republic of South Korea at the POW/MIA Remembrance Day Wreath Laying ceremony held at MacArthur Park, during the Korean War 50th Anniversary Commemoration three-day event, on Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia

Captain (CAPT) Weon Sik (left), Rear Admiral (Upper half) Christopher ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Naval Station, Norfolk State: Virginia (VA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH1 Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status... More

Members of 86th Airlift Wing Honor Guard, Ramstein Air Base Germany, place four hats representing each branch of service on the missing man table during a luncheon at Ramstein's Officer's Club, on 21 September 2001, in observance of POW/MIA week

Members of 86th Airlift Wing Honor Guard, Ramstein Air Base Germany, p...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: A1C Heathe... More

Flower wreaths and a wooden cross are placed in front a Memorial at the Prisoner of War/Mission in Action (POW MIA) Park, Darling Hall, Fort Gordon, GA. A Joint Service Color Guard stands in the background

Flower wreaths and a wooden cross are placed in front a Memorial at th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Fort Gillem State: Georgia (GA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: TRADOC Scene Camera Operator: Jimmy Buffingto... More

Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader, Clive Wood (left); US Air Force (USAF) Colonel (COL) Michael Crane (center), Vice-Commander, 100th Air Refueling Wing; and USAF Command CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CCMST) William Scott, place a flower wreath at the Prisoner of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) Memorial, during a Ceremony at, RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom (UK)

Royal Air Force (RAF) Squadron Leader, Clive Wood (left); US Air Force...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Rasheen A. Douglas, USAF Relea... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Christi Warren and CHIEF MASTER Sergeant (CMSGT) Jeffrey Bowes, Air Force Sergeants Association (AFSA) members, stand at attention during their volunteer shift in support of the Prisoner Of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) candlelight vigil held at the 39th Wing Headquarters Building on Incirlik Air Base (AB), Turkey

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Christi Warren and CHIEF MA...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Vincent A. Parker, USAF Release Stat... More

Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX) (right), a Veteran of the Korean War and a former POW from the Vietnam War, addresses the audience during National POW/MIA recognition day outside the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20, 2002.  OSD Package No. A07D-00641 (DOD PHOTO by Robert D. Ward) (Released)

Representative Sam Johnson (R-TX) (right), a Veteran of the Korean War...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Pentagon State: District Of Columbia (DC) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Robert D. Ward, CIV. Release Status: Re... More

Corporal (CPL) Ronald Nicholson, USMC, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 7th Marines, Twentynine Palms, California, takes Lance Corporal (LCPL) Dario Rapo, USMC, as a simulated Enemy, to a secured area during an Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) training exercise at Camp Ripper, Kuwait

Corporal (CPL) Ronald Nicholson, USMC, Lima Company, 3rd Battalion 7th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: SGT Paul L. Anstine Ii, USMC Release Status:... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, participate in an Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) handling exercise at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines assigned to Lima/Company, 3rd Battalion...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: LCPL Kevin C Quihuis Jr, USMC Release Status... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines (3/7), Twentynine Palms, California (CA), practice handling an unruly suicidal Prisoner of War as part of handling training during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM at Camp Ripper, Kuwait

US Marine Corps (USMC) Marines from Lima Company 3rd Battalion, 7th Ma...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: LCPL ... More

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, based out of 29 Palms, California, conduct Enemy Prisoner of War (EPW) training at Camp Ripper, Kuwait, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ENDURING FREEDOM Base: Camp Ripper Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Major Command Shown: 7th Marines Scene Camera Operator: SGT P... More

A Pipe Band performs as they march pass Chapel One, better known as the Taj Mahal, during a Prisoner Of War (POW) Ceremony at Randolph Air Force Base (AFB), Texas (TX)

A Pipe Band performs as they march pass Chapel One, better known as th...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Randolph Air Force Base State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: David L. Terry, CIV Release Status: Rel... More

US prisoner rescuers, US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Curney Russell, left and Corporal (CPL) Christopher Castro seated aboard a KC-130 cargo aircraft transporting seven repatriated American Prisoners Of War, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

US prisoner rescuers, US Marine Corps (USMC) Lance Corporal (LCPL) Cur...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Three Rivers Airfield, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Michael Leitenberger, USMC ... More

Repatriated Prisoners Of War (POW) US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Joseph Hudson, left, CHIEF Warrant Officer (CWO) David Williams, CWO Ronald Young, center, Sergeant (SGT) James Riley, right, SPECIALIST (SPC) Shoshana Johnson, far right, relax aboard a US Marine Corps (USMC) KC-130 aircraft bound for Kuwait City, during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Repatriated Prisoners Of War (POW) US Army (USA) SPECIALIST (SPC) Jose...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Base: Three Rivers Airfield, Baghdad Country: Iraq (IRQ) Scene Camera Operator: CPL Michael Leitenberger, USMC ... More

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Joseph Hudson (front); USA Private First Class (PFC) Patrick Miller; USA CHIEF Warrant Officer (CWO) Ronald D. Young; USA Sergeant (SGT) James Riley and USA CWO David Williams; five of the seven American prisoners of war (POW) rescued from Iraqi Forces, exit a US Air Force (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft at Kuwait City, Kuwait, enroute to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany, for medical treatment

US Army (USA) Specialists (SPC) Joseph Hudson (front); USA Private Fir...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: IRAQI FREEDOM Country: Kuwait (KWT) Scene Camera Operator: GYSGT Arledge, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Combined Mi... More

Former prisoners of war (POW) US Army (USA) CHIEF Warrant Officer (2) (CWO2), Ronald D. Young, Jr. (left) and USA CWO2 David S. Williams (co-pilot seat) speak with US Air Force (USAF) aircrew members, 300th Airlift Squadron AS, Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), on the flightdeck of the C-17A Globemaster III aircraft that will take them and five other former POWs home. The former POWs were captured during engagements in Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Former prisoners of war (POW) US Army (USA) CHIEF Warrant Officer (2) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Maria L. Taylor, USAF Release Status: ... More

Former prisoner of war (POW), US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SFC) Shoshana Johnson, 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas (TX), waves to supporters from her stretcher as she and the six other former prisoners of war, board an aircraft at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany, for the trip home to the United States. These former prisoners of war were captured in an ambush during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Former prisoner of war (POW), US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Maria L. Taylor, USAF Release Status: ... More

Former prisoner of war (POW), US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (SFC) Shoshana Johnson, 507th Maintenance Company, Fort Bliss, Texas (TX), tries out her crutches with help from US Air Force (USAF) medical personnel aboard the USAF C-17A Globemaster III, 300th Airlift Squadron (AS), Charleston Air Force Base (AFB), South Carolina (SC), at Ramstein Air Base (AB), Germany before her trip home to the United States. SPC Johnson was wounded and subsequently captured in an ambush during Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Former prisoner of war (POW), US Army (USA) SPECIALIST Fourth Class (S...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Ramstein Air Base State: Rheinland-Pfalz Country: Deutschland / Germany (DEU) Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Maria L. Taylor, USAF Release Status: ... More

Three F/A-18 Hornets, from the Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 34, VFA 81, VFA 83 and an F-14 Tomcat from Fighter Squadron 103 (VF 103), fly a formation over the aircraft carrier USS GEORGE WASHINGTON (CVN 73) to commemorate POW/MIA day, September 15, 2000

Three F/A-18 Hornets, from the Strike Fighter Squadrons (VFA) 34, VFA ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Uss George Washington (CVN 73) Country: Atlantic Ocean (AOC) Scene Camera Operator: PH3 Drucy Brownell, USN Release Status: Released to Public Co... More

HUD Memorial Day Ceremony - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

HUD Memorial Day Ceremony - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photo...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: HUD Memorial Day Ceremony Subject Description: HUD Headquarters Memorial Day flag-raising ceremony, honoring the deceased, prisoners of war, and m... More

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Drew LaFrambois, Survival Instructor, Elmendorf Air Force Base (AFB), plays the role of a stranded Prisoner of War (POW) onboard the USN Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier USS JOHN C. STENNIS (CVN 74) during Exercise Northern Edge 2004 (NE04). Exercise Northern Edge 2004 (June 7-16, 2004) is sponsored by Alaskan Command Area of Responsibility (AOR) and it is designed to exercise joint tactics, techniques, procedures, command and control relationships, and enhance interoperability among the services

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Drew LaFrambois, Survival I...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) Country: Pacific Ocean (POC) Scene Camera Operator: PFC Hugh S. Holder, USMC Release Status: Released to Public Comb... More

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 100th Security Forces Squadron (SFS), Royal Air Force (RAF) Mildenhall, England (ENG), on temporary duty to the 420th Air Base Squadron (ABS), RAF Fairford, work on their day off pulling weeds, raking and tidying up the surrounding area of the Prisoners Of War/Missing In Action (POW/MIA) memorial

US Air Force (USAF) personnel from the 100th Security Forces Squadron ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: RAF Fairford State: Gloucestershire Country: England / Great Britain (ENG) Scene Major Command Shown: USAFE Scene Camera Operator: SRA Meghan Ge... More

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard with the 39th Air Base, Wing, pay respect during a Prisoners Of War/Missing In Action retreat ceremony at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, on Sept. 14, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by AIRMAN Bradley A. Lail) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force Honor Guard with the 39th Air Base, Wing, pay respect d...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Incirlik Air Base, Adana Country: Turkey (TUR) Scene Camera Operator: AMN Bradley A. Lail, USAF Release Status: Released to Public Combined Milit... More

U.S. Air Force 354th Fighter Wing Honor Guard personnel post the colors during the POW/MIA ceremony at Heritage Park, Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on Sept. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (RELEASED)

U.S. Air Force 354th Fighter Wing Honor Guard personnel post the color...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang Release Status: Relea... More

Three U.S. Air Force 354th Fighter Wing Honor Guard personnel, prepare to fold the flag ot the U.S. of America during the POW/MIA ceremony held at Heritage Park on Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, on Sept. 17, 2004.(U.S. Air Force PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (RELEASED)

Three U.S. Air Force 354th Fighter Wing Honor Guard personnel, prepare...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang Release Status: Relea... More

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 60th Services Squadron give tribute at a POW/ MIA table before a Thanksgiving meal at the Sierra Inn at Travis Air Force Base, Calif., on Nov. 25, 2004. (PHOTO by Audrey Quillen, CIV) (Released)

U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 60th Services Squadron give tribute at ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Travis Air Force Base State: California (CA) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Audrey Quillen, CIV Release Status: ... More

The POW/ MIA Monument is covered in snow at the Heritage Park at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska on Dec. 20, 2004. The 354th Fighter Wing is the host unit at Eielson Air Force Base and is assigned to 11th Air Force, headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base near Anchorage. (USAF PHOTO by SENIOR AIRMAN Joshua Strang) (Released)

The POW/ MIA Monument is covered in snow at the Heritage Park at Eiels...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Eielson Air Force Base State: Alaska (AK) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: SRA Joshua Strang, USAF Release Status:... More

Memorial Day Ceremony - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograph

Memorial Day Ceremony - U.S. National Archives Public Domain photograp...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Event: Memorial Day Ceremony Subject Description: Deputy Secretary Roy Bernardi, other HUD officials at Memorial Day tribute to the deceased, prisoners o... More

Memorial Folder of US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral (VADM) James B. Stockdale, former Naval Aviator, Vietnam prisoner of war (POW), test pilot, academic and Medal of Honor recipient, who died July 5, at the age of 81. He was a member of the US Naval Academy Class of 1947

Memorial Folder of US Navy (USN) Vice Admiral (VADM) James B. Stockdal...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: US Naval Academy, Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: Stockdale Scene Camera Opera... More

Members of the Joint Prisoners Of War and Missing In Action (POW/MIA) Accounting Command perform an arrival ceremony for U.S. service members from the Korean War.  An official delegation from the United States traveled to North Korea to accept the remains from the government. (U.S. Army PHOTO by SGT. Kaily Brown) (Released)

Members of the Joint Prisoners Of War and Missing In Action (POW/MIA) ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Hickam Air Force Base State: Hawaii (HI) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Major Command Shown: PACIFIC Scene Camera Operator: SGT K... More

An MC-130E Combat Talon I flies over the flightline

An MC-130E Combat Talon I flies over the flightline

An MC-130E Combat Talon I flies over the flightline during an aircraft retirement ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M., June 22, 2012. This particular Talon I was the lead aircraft that performed a Prisoner ... More

[Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:]  Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Table

[Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missi...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 5/16/2013 [Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Table

[Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:]  Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Table

[Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missi...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 5/16/2013 [Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Table

[Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:]  Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Table

[Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missi...

Photographer: Sammy Mayo, Jr.--HUD Photo Creation Date: 5/16/2013 [Memorial Day preparations, HUD headquarters:] Prisoners of War-Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Table

George “Red” Ellis and his wife Doris stand outside

George “Red” Ellis and his wife Doris stand outside

George “Red” Ellis and his wife Doris stand outside their home in Edison, N.J. They have been married for more than 68 years.

Tama, IA - August 8, 2014 - Members of the Meskwaki Nation dance at the Tribe 100th Annual Pow Wow which took place at an alternate location due to flooding at the historical Pow Wow grounds. Since the 100th annual Pow Wow is critical to Meskwaki culture and economy, FEMA was able to support the relocation of the temporary Pow Wow Facility with its Public Assistance program. (Photo by Steve Zumwalt FEMA)

Tama, IA - August 8, 2014 - Members of the Meskwaki Nation dance at th...

The original finding aid described this as: Date Taken: 2014-08-08 12:38:26 UTC Photographer Name: Steve Zumwalt City/State: Tama, Iowa Keywords: Iowa ^ Meskwaki ^ Powwow ^ Tama ^ tribal Disaster Types: Fl... More

Flags adorn gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery

Flags adorn gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery

Flags adorn gravesites at Arlington National Cemetery during the annual Flags In event May 22, 2014. Since 1948, Soldiers from The Old Guard place American flags at some 275,000 gravesites in the cemetery. (Pho... More

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 709th Military Police Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 709th Military Police Battalion,

U.S. Soldiers, assigned to 709th Military Police Battalion, conduct house clearing during exercise Warrior Shock. Warrior Shock is led by U.S. Army to increase interoperability between allied partners at the Ha... More

160816-N-WI365-017 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN

160816-N-WI365-017 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN

160816-N-WI365-017 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – Spc. Theodore Archacki, a diver assigned to 7th Engineer Dive in Oahu, Hawaii, inspects dive tank tubes prior to inspecting a seaplane wreck site with... More

Günter Gräwe, 91, laughs Oct. 3 as he tours the site

Günter Gräwe, 91, laughs Oct. 3 as he tours the site

Günter Gräwe, 91, laughs Oct. 3 as he tours the site of his former POW barracks during a visit to Joint Base Lewis-McChord while recalling how grateful he was for the treatment he received as a prisoner in the ... More

Dr. Alexander Baer, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Dr. Alexander Baer, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Dr. Alexander Baer, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) scientific recovery expert screens soil as part of a DPAA recovery team in Thừa Thiên-Huế province, Vietnam April 2, 2018. The team deployed to the a... More

U.S. Army Sgt. Kadeem Hunter, a recovery team member

U.S. Army Sgt. Kadeem Hunter, a recovery team member

U.S. Army Sgt. Kadeem Hunter, a recovery team member assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), mows grass in preparation of recovery operations in Reken, Germany, April 18, 2019. The team excava... More

POW/MIA remembrance day with Diana Brown

POW/MIA remembrance day with Diana Brown

Diana Brown, daughter of 1st Lt. Frank Salazar, the Nevada Air National Guard’s only combat fatality and Col. Jacob Hammons after Brown talked about her experience as a family member of a Missing in Action serv... More

Katie Rubin, a scientific recovery expert, attached

Katie Rubin, a scientific recovery expert, attached

Katie Rubin, a scientific recovery expert, attached to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) sets up excavation equipment during a recovery mission in Quang Binh Province, Vietnam, Oct. 25, 2019. DPAA person... More

U.S. Air Force aircraft perform a flyover to mark the

U.S. Air Force aircraft perform a flyover to mark the

U.S. Air Force aircraft perform a flyover to mark the beginning of a 24-hour POW/MIA run at Flag Park at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Sept. 24, 2020. The run honors all military members that are not account... More

Team McChord Airmen participate in a 24-hour run honoring

Team McChord Airmen participate in a 24-hour run honoring

Team McChord Airmen participate in a 24-hour run honoring prisoners of war (POW) and service member missing in action (MIA) at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., Oct. 1, 2020. Teams of runners carried the POW/MIA... More

Carol Parent, niece of U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class

Carol Parent, niece of U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class

Carol Parent, niece of U.S. Navy Watertender 1st Class Edwin McCabe, of Newport, North Carolina, arrives for McCabe's funeral at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Sept. 25, 2019. ... More

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA),

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), conduct recovery operations in order to find a pilot from World War Two in Novi Troy Any, Ukraine July 28th, 2016. The DPAA mission is to provide the ful... More

160816-N-WI365-037 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN

160816-N-WI365-037 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN

160816-N-WI365-037 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeramy Bays, a master diver assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), provides a pre-dive safety brief prior ... More

Service members on Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez,

Service members on Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez,

Service members on Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, Niger, came together to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action with a memorial run. This 24 hour run/walk was to honor over 80,000 Prisoners of W... More

Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA

Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA

Kelly K. McKeague, Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), speaks to attendees during a re-dedication ceremony of Building 220 at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Dec.14, 2018. Building... More

Members of the 14th Flying Training Wing wait in line

Members of the 14th Flying Training Wing wait in line

Members of the 14th Flying Training Wing wait in line during a book signing Jan. 10, 2020, at the Columbus Event Center on Columbus Air Force Base, Miss. Retired Air Force Col. Carlyle “Smitty” Harris, original... More

U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American

U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American

U.S. Sailors from Navy Region Hawaii fold the American flag over the remains of U.S. Navy Fireman 1st Class Lewis Frank Tindall at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Mar. 25, 2019.... More

U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA

U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA

U.S. service members assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) look over a transfer case containing the remains of unidentified U.S. service members during a repatriation ceremony, Da Nang, Socia... More

A fishing boat floats outside of a recovery site during

A fishing boat floats outside of a recovery site during

A fishing boat floats outside of a recovery site during an underwater recovery operation aimed at searching for personnel who went missing off the coast of Ha Long Bay during the Vietnam War, Feb. 26, 2020. The... More

Sgt. Christine Javier, left, and Spc. Autumn Tenorio,

Sgt. Christine Javier, left, and Spc. Autumn Tenorio,

Sgt. Christine Javier, left, and Spc. Autumn Tenorio, right, both with the 1209th Medical Company (Area Support), ruck march during the 1st Annual Bataan Memorial Death March on Powidz Base Camp, March 6 in Pow... More

From left, Secretary of the Army John McHugh applauds

From left, Secretary of the Army John McHugh applauds

From left, Secretary of the Army John McHugh applauds as Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel presents a Medal of Honor flag to Ray Kapaun, center, the nephew of former Army Capt. Emil J. Kapaun, during a Hall of Hero... More

U.S. Airmen participate in a POW/MIA 24-hour vigil

U.S. Airmen participate in a POW/MIA 24-hour vigil

U.S. Airmen participate in a POW/MIA 24-hour vigil run during National POW/MIA Recognition Day at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska, Sept. 18, 2014. The third Friday of September each year is observed across the ... More

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard lower

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard lower

Members of the Dover Air Force Base Honor Guard lower the U.S. flag during the National Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day ceremony Sept. 15, 2017, on Dover Air Force Base, Del. The names of ... More

Kristen Baker, right, scientific recovery expert, Defense

Kristen Baker, right, scientific recovery expert, Defense

Kristen Baker, right, scientific recovery expert, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, familiarizes Fiona S. Evans, Consul General, U.S. Consulate General Düsseldorf, Germany, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Chris Gamble... More

South Dakota Army National Guardsmen carefully fold

South Dakota Army National Guardsmen carefully fold

South Dakota Army National Guardsmen carefully fold a burial flag at the funeral of former Pfc. Carroll E. Lonas, at the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, S.D., May 9, 2019. Lonas spent 14 months as a G... More

A flower from a Memorial Day ceremony held by service

A flower from a Memorial Day ceremony held by service

A flower from a Memorial Day ceremony held by service members floats near the dig site off the coast of Halong Bay, Vietnam, May 27, 2019. The recovery effort was conducted by DPAA to locate service members who... More

Cynthia Raheem and Albert Garner, members of the American

Cynthia Raheem and Albert Garner, members of the American

Cynthia Raheem and Albert Garner, members of the American Legion Post 594, search for names on the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall Sep. 19, 2019, at the Museum of Aviation in Warner Robins, Georgia. The wall is... More

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) perform a repatriation ceremony in honor of the recovered remains of military personnel in Da Nang, Vietnam, June 28, 2016. DPAA deployed five teams acros... More

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Ageny (DPAA)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Ageny (DPAA)

Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Ageny (DPAA) render honors during a disinterment ceremony for unknown service members at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. 5, 2016. ... More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, Defense

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, Defense

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Krogman, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team sergeant, checks his watch before commencing daily operations during a recovery mission in Xiang Khouang province, Lao... More

160816-N-WI365-143 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN

160816-N-WI365-143 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN

160816-N-WI365-143 (August 16, 2016) USAG KWAJALEIN ATOLL – U.S. Army Sergeant 1st Class Jeramy Bays, a master diver assigned to Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, awaits the ascension of divers inspecting a se... More

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