Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Department Ceremony will be held onboard the USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum 707 W Hornet Ave, Alameda CA 94501. On September 21, 2024. Updated information will be posted on calendar.
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: We will not rest until we achieve the fullest possible
accounting of all missing American military service members from all
wars.
The numbers of unaccounted-for personnel are staggering, currently 83,000, and the length of time since they have been lost is extensive, going back to World War II. Many will never be recovered because the loss occurred over deep water, were due to catastrophic explosions, or eyewitnesses to the incidents have long since passed, but every new identification helps bring closure to one more American family and is one step closer to achieving the fullest possible accounting of our missing. It is also a re-commitment to those serving in uniform today that America will bring you home.
We encourage the U.S. government to continue its POW/MIA accounting efforts,
and we are directly engaged with other nations and their veterans’ groups to
urge their cooperation and assistance to obtain information about missing
Americans. VFW national officers make annual trips to Pacific, Asian and
European countries where they always meet with senior host-country officials to
stress the importance of conducting investigation and recovery operations, as
well as gaining access to documents and archival research facilities.
The VFW is the only veteran's organization to return to Southeast Asia every
year since 1991, to Russia since 2004, and now into China for nearly a decade.
The VFW opens doors on a vet-to-vet level that makes us the envy of U.S.
government politicians and bureaucrats who must follow a strict protocol.
EVENTS: The Department of California will plan and hold three
POW/MIA events during the administrative year.
These events may be in cooperation with current long-standing, annual
Post events. The scheduling of these
events should center around the National POW/MIA Recognition Day which is
observed on the third Friday in September.
DEADLINES: There are no deadlines for this program.
ALL-AMERICAN REQUIREMENTS: Not
required.
ALL-STATE REQUIREMENTS: Districts and Posts must make the
mandatory program donation.
CHAIRPERSON: |
Mark Steinberg |
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925-389-0057 |
Email: |
coachsteiny@msn.com |