Army Sgt. Travis Walker, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and Air Force Master Sgt. Steven Blackman (right), DPAA, screen through excavated dirt during the recovery process in search of tank crewmen who were killed in action during World War II in Le Mesnil-Tove, France, Aug. 18, 2016. The screening process must be meticulous in order to ensure all possible material evidence is found. DPAA deploys teams from its operation office based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii to provide the fullest possible accounting of missing personnel to their families and the nation.

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Army Sgt. Travis Walker, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and Air Force Master Sgt. Steven Blackman (right), DPAA, screen through excavated dirt during the recovery process in search of tank crewmen who were killed in action during World War II in Le Mesnil-Tove, France, Aug. 18, 2016. The screening process must be meticulous in order to ensure all possible material evidence is found. DPAA deploys teams from its operation office based at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii to provide the fullest possible accounting of missing personnel to their families and the nation. (DoD Photo by Cpl. John Tran/Released) Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency Recovery operations in France 081816-M-HX747-301

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