December 2008

A lot has happened this year and we’re expecting even greater events in 2009. In passing, I’m writing a bit before the Presidential Election, at the end of October. More on that in a moment! Meanwhile, so far in 2008, Joint POW Accounting Command (JPAC) has successfully identified the remains of 17 service members from the Korean War and sent them home to their families. About 10 others have...
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September 2008

To follow-up on recent conversations, we’ve had quite a few questions on who and where and how many, with respect to missing men in the Korean War. Please let me give you my best numbers as of right now, 22 August 2008. These should prove useful, as we continue to discuss: 8,056 missing men 2,034 prisoners of war (POW) 1,784 killed in action (KIA) 4,140 missing in action (MIA) 98 non-battle...
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2008: Denver

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June 2008

These are iffy times, a lot is happening, not all of it is obvious, but we seem to be moving to good purpose. A little bad news first, it’s not very likely that we’ll be going into North Korea this year. It is still barely possibly, but the North Koreans have not been “playing us” in that direction. I say this because their whole world is one of hints and signals and indications. They seldom...
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March 2008

We do not have, just yet, an invitation from North Korea to do recovery work during 2008. It might come a little later, or not. I can’t speak to any specifics, but I haven’t given up on the possibility of “going North” later this year. Meanwhile preparations continue for work in South Korea. Our friends at the Joint POW Accounting Command (JPAC) hope to visit several areas, including the POW...
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