Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) team members excavate soil from an archeological grid during a DPAA recovery operation in the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Oct. 31, 2024. The site is systematically divided into sections using a grid system before excavation. There are currently 1,600 missing and unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War, of which 280 are believed to be in Laos. ( Air Force photo by Senior Airman Kathy Duran)

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