Marine Corps Master Sgt. Michael Whitener, right, an explosive ordnance disposal technician deployed by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), takes a flag to mark a metal hit from Army Capt. Emerson Cole, DPAA team leader, during recovery operations in Quang Tri, Vietnam, Sept. 4, 2018. A DPAA recovery team deployed to the area in search of the remains of service members lost during the Vietnam War. DPAA’s mission is to provide the fullest possible accounting for our missing personnel to their families and the nation.

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