Pictured front row from left to right, New Zealand High Commissioner, Jonathan Schwass, Collin Beck, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Solomon Islands, and Embassy Honiara Chargé d'Affaires Russell Comeau observe a repatriation ceremony at the American Memorial on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, March 30, 2023. The ceremony was held to repatriate possible remains found during a recent Recovery Mission to the Solomon Islands which will then be taken to DPAA facilities for possible identification in an ongoing effort to account for the 5,800 service members sti


Pictured front row from left to right, New Zealand High Commissioner, Jonathan Schwass, Collin Beck, Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Solomon Islands, and Embassy Honiara Chargé d'Affaires Russell Comeau observe a repatriation ceremony at the American Memorial on Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, March 30, 2023. The ceremony was held to repatriate possible remains found during a recent Recovery Mission to the Solomon Islands which will then be taken to DPAA facilities for possible identification in an ongoing effort to account for the 5,800 service members still missing from Pacific Theater during WWII.


Size: 4661px × 3936px
Photo credit: © piemags/military23 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: ceremony, dod, dpaa, guadalcanal, mission, recovery, repatriation