*JPAC investigation and recovery operations began January 15th in Laos and Cambodia to account
for Americans missing
from the Vietnam War. Recovery teams will also be working in Palau to
recover the remains of US personnel killed in World
War II. The operations are due to conclude
in approximately 30 days. See full story at
http://www.pow-miafamilies.org/updateline.html*Accountability: : At the end of the Vietnam War, there reportedly were 2,583 unaccounted for
American
prisoners, missing or killed in action/body not recovered. As of January 15, 2004,
1,870 Americans are still so listed
by the Defense Department, over 90% of them in Vietnam or in
areas of Laos and Cambodia where Vietnamese forces operated
during the war.
