POW/MIA Remains Recovery Team Lost in Helicopter Crash
Sixteen people who were part of an advance POW/MIA remains recovery team were killed in early April
when their helicopter crashed in Quang Binh Province in Vietnam. The team included seven American
servicemen and nine Vietnamese who were surveying potential excavation sites as part of the ongoing search
for remains of American servicemen killed in the Vietnam War.
Our hearts go out to the families of these men. We know all too well the anguish that comes from
losing someone you love. Their loss sadly reminds us of the price a country must pay when it goes to war.
The individuals lost in this crash were trying to bring peace and closure to families of men lost in
service to their country. For their honorable and unselfish work, we will remember them with deep
gratitude and admiration.
