March 1, 2024
BY GRANT T. COATES, CHAIR As of January 2, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency continues its mission to account for Americans who went missing while serving our country in the Vietnam War. Currently, the number…
January 17, 2024
BY GRANT T. COATES, CHAIR As of October 27, 1,578 Americans remain unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War: Vietnam, 1,238; Laos, 285; Cambodia, 48; and in territorial waters of the People’s Republic of China, 7. These…
November 13, 2023
54 years after his plane crashed while serving in Vietnam, US Air Force Captain Fredrick Mervyn Hall's remains were met at the airport and escorted by motorcade to his hometown of Waynesville, NC where he…
August 3, 2023
BY GRANT T. COATES, CHAIR As of June 9, 2023, the number of Americans missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War was 1,579: 1,238 in Vietnam, 285 in Laos, 48 in Cambodia, and 7 in…
May 31, 2023
BY GRANT T. COATES, CHAIR The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced on April 7 that U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Frederick M. Hall, of Waynesville, North Carolina, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Ernest L. De…
April 11, 2023
BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR As of February 12, the number of Americans missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War was 1,581. The countries are: Vietnam - 1,241; Laos – 285; Cambodia - 48; Peoples Republic…
September 26, 2022
BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR As of August 24, 2022, the number of Americans listed as Missing and Unaccounted for from the Vietnam War is 1,584. The locations are: Vietnam - 1,244 (North Vietnam - 442,…
August 11, 2022
BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR As of June 3, 2022, the number of Americans Missing and Unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War was 1,584. The locations are: Vietnam-1,244 (North Vietnam-442, South Vietnam-802), Laos-285, Cambodia -48; China,-7. April…
April 8, 2022
The Last Forgotten Soul David V. Skocik, 1979 Written upon receiving news of the first repatriation of remains from Vietnam They’re coming for me now, I’m going home. I’ve waited oh so many years,…
April 1, 2022
BY GRANT COATES, CHAIR The Prisoner of War Missing in Action (POW/MIA) Committee’s plans for the future remain the same—the fullest possible accountability of Americans who never returned from the war in Vietnam, including the…