From left, Freddie Smith, life support investigator, Mindy Simonson, scientific recovery expert, assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), and land owner Mr. Bancha Udjai, work an excavation unit during operations in Lampang province, Kingdom of Thailand, March 1, 2022. This mission is DPAA’s effort to locate a missing service member from a crash site during World War II. DPAA’s mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for personnel to their families and our nation ( Army video by Sgt. 1st Class Michael O'Neal)

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Keywords: 22-1th, accounting, agency, defense, dpaa, pow/mia, thailand