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Let us know what you think!Unlock the secrets of forensic genealogy in this episode of Hittin' the Bricks with Kathleen! Genealogist Julie Whittaker specializes in military repatriation, mineral rights, and the legal complexities that shape this growing field.Whether you're curious about how forensic genealogy solves cold cases, supports legal claims, or connects families to long-lost ancestors, Julie shares real-world insights from her work with attorneys, specialized projects, and beyond.Thinking about becoming a forensic genealogist or just want to understand what it really takes? This episode offers expert tips, powerful stories, and a look behind the scenes of one of genealogy's most fascinating careers.Here are some helpful links.Website for Julie: https://genealogysafari.com/The Council for the Advancement of Forensic Genealogy (CAFG) https://www.forensicgenealogists.org/Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: https://www.dpaa.mil/If you have genealogical questions for Kathleen, drop us a line at hittinthebricks@gmail.com Be sure to bookmark linktr.ee/hittinthebricks for your one stop access to Kathleen Brandt, the host of Hittin' the Bricks with Kathleen. And, visit us on YouTube: Off the Wall with Kathleen John and Chewey video recorded specials. Hittin' the Bricks is produced through the not-for-profit, 501c3 TracingAncestors.org.

Episode 3003 of the Vietnam Veteran News Podcast will feature Medal of Honor recipient U.S. Army LTC James Sprayberry. Information featured in this episode comes from Wikipedia and the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency website. U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel James M. … Continue reading →

“Missing And Not Forgotten” is the official podcast of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Our mission is to find, recover, and identify American service members still missing from our past wars and conflicts and return them to their families. In the second episode about Marine Capt. Ron Forrester, who went missing on Dec. 27, 1972, while serving as an A-6A Intruder navigator and bombardier on a mission over north Vietnam and was accounted for Dec. 4, 2023, we talk to Army Capts. Dave Kim and Will Ryan, two of the DPAA Recovery Team Leads who led recovery missions to find Capt. Forrester in Vietnam. Song: Man Of War Artist: Aaron Paul Low Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/man-of-war License code: JTRZNBDSDZJ3XM3Z

“Missing And Not Forgotten” is the official podcast of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Our mission is to find, recover, and identify American service members still missing from our past wars and conflicts and return them to their families. This episode begins a three-episode service member arc about Marine Capt. Ron Forrester, who went missing on Dec. 27, 1972, while serving as an A-6A Intruder navigator and bombardier on a mission over north Vietnam, and was accounted for Dec. 4, 2023. We start off his arc talking to his daughter, Karoni Forrester, about her journey to find her dad. Song: Man Of War Artist: Aaron Paul Low Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/man-of-war License code: JTRZNBDSDZJ3XM3Z

“Missing And Not Forgotten” is the official podcast of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Our mission is to find, recover, and identify American service members still missing from our past wars and conflicts and return them to their families. In this episode, we talk with Dr. Tim McMahon, the director of Dept. of Defense DNA Operations, about how DPAA partners with the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System's DNA Identification Laboratory to use DNA as one of the most important lines of evidence with which we make identifications of the missing.

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced that 24-year-old U.S. Army Air Force Staff Sgt. John Tarbert, killed during World War II, has been accounted for.  His story is the focus of today's KNSS Salute To Service on Steve and Ted in the Morning.

B-roll package showcasing the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's (DPAA) 24-1GB recovery operations from July to September 2024 in England. DPAA personnel worked together with short term individual augmentees from U.S. Army and Air Force units; 1st and 10th Cavalry Regiment, 91st Brigade Engineer Battalion, 786th Civil Engineering Squadron, 86th Dental Squadron, 606th Air Control Squadron, 86th Airlift Wing Public Affairs, 52nd Medical Group. All mission personnel combined their knowledge and skills to advance progress in achieving the fullest possible accounting of missing personnel during the more than 60-day recovery mission. There are approximately 72,000 missing personnel from World War II in the United Kingdom of Great Britain, the Republic of Ireland and the surrounding European and Mediterranean area. (U.S. Marine Corps video by Sgt. Morgan L. R. Burgess)

“Missing And Not Forgotten” is the official podcast of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Our mission is to find, recover, and identify American service members still missing from our past wars and conflicts and return them to their families. This is the third of three episodes in which we will talk about Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun, a Medal of Honor recipient who was lost as a prisoner of war during the Korean War and accounted for March 2, 2021. This episode features Ray Kapaun, Chaplain Kapaun's nephew and primary next of kin. He talks about what the chaplain was like in his hometown of Pilsen, Kansas, his service, and his possible road to sainthood. Song: Man Of War Artist: Aaron Paul Low Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/man-of-war License code: QWYYI7ERDRAWGROA

Today Justin sits down with William Boik. Bill served in the U.S. Army and Army Reserve for more than 30 years before retiring in 2005  at the rank of colonel. Over the course of his military career, he served in various positions in the armor branch and in military intelligence in South Korea, Germany and the U.S. From  2001 to 2018, Bill was a senior civilian at the Defense POW MIA Office, later known as the Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency, first as the Director of Global Affairs and then as a Senior Plans Officer. Among his roles at the  defense POW MIA Accounting Agency were serving as the POW MIA advisor to the U.S. ambassador to Kuwait and serving as the DOD representative to the Gulf war tripartite commission, which would meet in Geneva, Switzerland. Bill retired in 2018 with 43 years of government service. He has Master's degrees in International Relations, Strategic Intelligence, and Strategic Security Studies, and is currently a Doctoral Candidate at Georgetown University for International Relations. He is an author of two books as well. In this interview, Bill discusses two incredibly unique missions he performed in 2001 and 2002, when he led teams into North Korea to recover the remains of U.S. personnel still missing in action from the Korean War. During each of these month long recovery missions, Bill was the senior U.S. government official in Pyongyang, North Korea. Bill is not speaking as an official representative of any government agency or organization and only as an individual.Connect with Bill:usedmilitarybooks.comCheck out Bill's book on North Korean medals and decorations here.https://a.co/d/8GnXuoHConnect with Spycraft 101:Get Justin's latest book, Murder, Intrigue, and Conspiracy: Stories from the Cold War and Beyond, here.spycraft101.comIG: @spycraft101Shop: shop.spycraft101.comPatreon: Spycraft 101Find Justin's first book, Spyshots: Volume One, here.Check out Justin's second book, Covert Arms, here.Download the free eBook, The Clandestine Operative's Sidearm of Choice, here.Support the Show.

“Missing And Not Forgotten” is the official podcast of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Our mission is to find, recover, and identify American personnel still missing from our past wars and conflicts and return them to their families. This is the second of three episodes in which we talk about Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun, a Medal of Honor recipient who was lost as a prisoner of war during the Korean War and accounted for March 2, 2021. This episode features Dr. Veronica Keyes, DPAA's out-going Korean War Identification Project lead, and Kristen Grow, the in-coming KWIP lead, who will talk about the DPAA laboratory and the science behind the chaplain's identification. Music: Song: Man Of War Artist: Aaron Paul Low Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/man-of-war License code: AVZL4RNKVPAYUAZC

“Missing And Not Forgotten” is the official podcast of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Our mission is to find, recover, and identify American service members still missing from our past wars and conflicts and return them to their families. Our Congressional mandate ranges from our modern conflicts of the past 20 years to the Vietnam and Korean Wars, the Cold War, and back to World War II. This is the first of three episodes in which we will talk about Army Chaplain (Capt.) Emil Kapaun, a Medal of Honor recipient who was lost as a prisoner of war during the Korean War and accounted for March 2, 2021. This episode features Dr. Dawn Berry, DPAA's Korean War Chief of Research, who will talk about the role agency historians played in the chaplain's identification. Music: Song: Man Of War Artist: Aaron Paul Low Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/aaron-paul-low/man-of-war License code: 2Y0HMRWVSNW83HT0

When nearly 73,000 U.S. troops landed in Normandy on June 6th, 1944, there was no way to prepare for the gruesome battle that would ensue. On that day 80 years ago, more than 2,500 soldiers were killed or went missing in action -- with hundreds being left unidentified. Fortunately, new DNA technology is giving the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency the power to change that. Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Kelly McKeague sits down to discuss how new DNA matching technology has allowed the agency to positively identify at least seven soldiers who lost their lives on D-Day and what these discoveries mean to families. Follow Bret on X: @BretBaier Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

“Missing And Not Forgotten” is the official podcast of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Our mission is to find, recover, and identify American service members still missing from our past wars and conflicts and return them to their families. Our Congressional mandate ranges from our modern conflicts of the past 20 years to the Vietnam and Korean Wars, the Cold War, and back to World War II. In this first episode, host Sean Everette talks to DPAA's Director, Kelly McKeague, about the agency and what they do to fulfill our Nation's promise to never leave a fallen service member behind.

A teaser for our two-part series on the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency coming out in June.

President Biden tells the story of his uncle being "eaten by cannibals" near New Guinea in World War II. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency tells a different story. Pags breaks it down. PLUS...Rudy's son, Andrew Giuliani joins Joe talking about Trump's criminal trial in New York City

DNA has long been used to identify human remains. Such is the case at the identification lab operated by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Now some new scientific methods have emerged called next-gen sequencing. To go deeper into what that is and how it can help, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with DNA operations director at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Tim McMahon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

DNA has long been used to identify human remains. Such is the case at the identification lab operated by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Now some new scientific methods have emerged called next-gen sequencing. To go deeper into what that is and how it can help, Federal Drive Host Tom Temin spoke with DNA operations director at the Armed Forces Medical Examiner System, Tim McMahon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week Dennis finishes up his conversation with former Wall Street Journal scribe Jon Hilsenrath on the state of the media, and then talks to Amanda Rutledge of Tours of Duty, an organization dedicated to repatriating the remains of an estimated 38,000 POW/MIAs classified as “recoverable” by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. But you know […]

This week Dennis finishes up his conversation with former Wall Street Journal scribe Jon Hilsenrath on the state of the media, and then talks to Amanda Rutledge of Tours of Duty, an organization dedicated to repatriating the remains of an estimated 38,000 POW/MIAs classified as “recoverable” by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency.But you know something is bugging Dennis and this week that's the war of words that's erupted between Elon Musk and Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.All that and the Parting Shot.

This week on Conversations with Kenyatta, Kenyatta D. Berry, host of PBS' Genealogy Roadshow and author of The Family Tree Toolkit is joined by certified genealogist and professor Mark A. Wentling.The two discuss forensic genealogy, genealogy graduate studies in genealogy, and discuss more the academic side of the profession, as well as examine Mark's career and some of his tips for genealogists. More about Mark: Mark A. Wentling, MLS, CG, of Massachusetts, owner of Ancestor Introductions, LLC, is a full-time, professional genealogist with more than 25 years of research experience.  He holds the Certified Genealogist credential from the Board for Certification of Genealogists.  In addition to his own practice, he is an adjunct professor of genealogy in the Graduate Certificate in Forensic Genetic Genealogy program at the University of New Haven.  He has also served as a facilitator for the Genealogy Principles course at Boston University, a Mentor for ProGen Study Group, a case study instructor for the Advanced Evidence Analysis Practicum at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, and an expert consultant for the New York Genealogical & Biographical Society's Empire State Exploration guided research program.He has specialized in forensic genealogy since 2017.  His forensic specialties include heir searching for attorneys and military repatriation research for the U.S. Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, for which he has located next of kin and DNA donors for over 100 WWII and Korean War servicemembers.  His other specialities include New York and New England family history, Mayflower and U.S. Revolutionary War lineages, and lighthouse keepers.  His research has been published in The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, and recognized by the New York State Assembly and New York State Office of Historic Preservation. In addition to a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University, he holds a Master of Library Science degree with archives concentration from University of Maryland at College Park, and a B.A. in Sociology.He currently serves on the board of directors of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG) and the Association of Genealogy Educators & Schools (AGES).  He previously served as the first Vice President of APG's Forensic Genealogy Special Interest Group from 2020 to 2021.  He was the Vice President of APG's New England Chapter from 2018 to 2020, where he developed its peer-mentoring program.Mark can be reached via his website at https://ancestorintroductions.com or directly by email at mark@ancestorintroductions.com.The music for this episode, as always, is "Good Vibe" by Ketsa. We are dedicated to exploring and discussing various aspects of genealogy, history, culture, and social issues. We aim to shed light on untold stories and perspectives that enrich our understanding of the world.

The war is over but not everyone came home. However, if this agency has anything to do with it they will. Director Kelly McKeague of the  Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency has dedicated a lot of his life both as a Major General in the USAF and as a civilian to locating our lost comrades and reuniting them with their families. Listen in to see what they are doing and how you can help them in their efforts to ensure the words “No Man Left Behind” is fulfilled and that our country is keeping that promise.Our library of shows can be found at www.veteranscornerradio.comJoin us on Facebook at the page Veterans Corner RadioYou can contact our host William (Bill) Hodges at bill@billhodges.com

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency recovers American service members who were listed as prisoners of war or missing in action during their service. Earlier this year, the agency recovered U.S. Navy Aviation Ordnanceman First Class Anthony Di Petta, who was killed during World War II. His remains were located in the Republic of Palau. The federal agency partnered with Project Recover, an organization that uses science and technology to find missing service members around the world. Derek Abbey is the president and CEO of Project Recover. He is based in Bend but travels around the world working on missions for the organization. He joins us with details of his work and why he continues to locate service members that have been missing for

Identifying and recovering missing service member remains Kelly McKeague, director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, discusses his agency's work of finding and recovering American service members who were taken as prisoners of war or were missing in action in past conflicts   The Pentagon's counter-drone strategy Tom Karako, director of the Missile Defense Project at CSIS, discusses Russian nuclear exercises, Iranian drones in Ukraine, air defense and the Pentagon's strategySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Welcome to Episode 2 of The AirPower Hour! In this episode, I sit down with Michigan-native Tech. Sgt. Apryl Hall from the 347th Recruiting Squadron.  TSgt Hall is the Public Affairs NCO for the squadron and has a multitude of jobs, whether it's attacking the digital media front or connecting our recruiters with the general public. TSgt Hall has been in the Air Force for 10 years and we talk about her unique and fulfilling mission with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency or DPAA during her tour in Hawaii.  Listen to her story and she talks about her ten missions to go over in former areas of conflict to recover MIA and POW remains in order to bring them back how to their families. Thank you for listening and enjoy the show! For more information on the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency: Instagram - @dodpaa Facebook - https://www.Facebook.com/dodpaa Website - dpaa.milLearn more at Airforce.com or SpaceForce.com

Dr. Dan Davis, professor of Classics, History and Marine Archaeology in the History Department at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, joins the "ROI" team to talk about the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency.The host for the 478th episode in this series is Jay Swords.  History buffs are Terri Toppler and Ed Broders.This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!

BONUS DISCUSSION:  Dr. Dan Davis, professor of Classics, History and Marine Archaeology in the History Department at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, joins the "ROI" team to talk about the Defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency.The host for the 478th episode in this series is Jay Swords.  History buffs are Terri Toppler and Ed Broders.This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!

Today we celebrate Memorial Day. A day of reflection and gratitude for those heroes who gave their lives for our freedom. We dedicate this episode to those Americans who never made it home–as well as those who did make it home but are no longer with us. This is a very special episode for both of us and we thank you for listening. Emails us at milspousehouse@vaclaimsinsider.com or go to our website to fill out our contact form! We look forward to hearing from you!To read more about memorial day and how you can best celebrate today, visit the VACI blog!Memorial Day 2022: Honoring the FallenIn this episode, we talk about the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. We encourage you to visit their website and learn more about those dedicating their lives to bringing our fallen heroes home and how you can help.Do you know a veteran who is struggling to win their VA disability claim? Help your service member and check out VA Claims Insider! Schedule your FREE 30-minute, no-obligation Discovery Call with a team member! Click here now!!Instagram: milspouse_houseFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/milspousehouseWebsite: milspousehouse.vaclaimsinsider.comVA Claims Insider Veterans helping veterans get the VA disability rating and compensation they deserve by law!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

This is Stephen Schmidt from the Gazette digital news desk and I'm here with your update for Tuesday, May 10. It is going to be warm again Tuesday, with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. According to the National Weather Service it will be partly sunny with a high near 87 degrees in the Cedar Rapids area. There will be a 20 percent chance for showers after 1 p.m. and continuing through Wednesday. The low should be around 68 degrees. With no news Monday on the disappearance of city employee Erik Spaw, his mother offered a possible explanation of what might have happened, and why his assigned waterworks fleet pickup was found submerged in the Cedar River on Saturday. Karen Spaw, 88, of Cedar Rapids, told The Gazette on Monday that her 54-year-old son has Type 1 diabetes and may have passed out from low blood sugar and driven into the river. Her son, she said, had been having a hard time regulating his blood sugar and insulin intake recently and that his blood sugar had dropped dangerously low several times. Crews continued searching the river for Spaw on Monday, using boats and a K-9 officer. They reported having no updates on day 3 of the search.  Spaw, who has worked for the city for more than 20 years according to his mother, worked a Friday evening shift at the Northwest Water Treatment Plant. The unoccupied water department fleet pickup assigned to Spaw was later found in the river near Ellis Road NW on Saturday. A Navy seaman from Independence who was killed in the Dec. 7, 1941, Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor will finally be laid to rest in Iowa this Saturday. David F. Tidball, 20, a seaman first class, was on the USS Oklahoma, which sustained multiple torpedo hits, causing it to capsize. His body was recently identified by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, and he will be buried at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Independence. The graveside service will be open to the public. When Tidball died, he was survived by his parents and three siblings. Only nieces and nephews remain to commemorate him, according to hhttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/wcfcourier/name/david-tidball-obituary?id=34614995 (is obituary.) Tidball was one of 429 USS Oklahoma crewmen who died, all of whom were buried in the Halawa and Nu'uanu cemeteries, according to a news release from the https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/News-Releases/PressReleaseArticleView/Article/2663096/uss-oklahoma-sailor-accounted-for-from-world-war-ii-tidball-d/ (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency). The remains of the seamen were disinterred in 1947, when the American Graves Registration Service was assigned to recover and identify fallen U.S. military personnel in the Pacific Theater. The bodies were brought to the Central Identification Laboratory, where 35 men from the USS Oklahoma were identified. The rest, including Tidball, were buried in the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu. Their remains were classified as non-recoverable. The Biden administration announced on Monday that 20 internet companies including Mediacom, have agreed to provide discounted service to low-income Americans, a program that could effectively make tens of millions of households eligible for free service through an already existing federal subsidy. According to the Associated Press, thttps://apnews.com/article/joe-biden-congress-infrastructure-bill-signing-b5b8cca843133de060778f049861b144 (he $1 trillion infrastructure package) passed by Congress last year included $14.2 billion funding for the Affordable Connectivity Program, which provides $30 monthly subsidies ($75 in tribal areas) on internet service for millions of lower-income households. With the new commitment from the internet providers, some 48 million households will be eligible for $30 monthly plans for 100 megabits per second, or higher speed, service — making internet service fully paid for with the government subsidy if they sign up with one of the providers...

Michael E. Nolan was born in Royal Oak, Michigan, but grew up in Columbus, Ohio. He is the son of an Irish-American sailor who married a beautiful Puerto Rican from a good family. His dad would spend a few decades, after leaving the Navy and having a stint at the University of Michigan, engaged in various creative entrepreneurial endeavours until he eventually became a farrier, invented the Nolan Hoof Plate, and enjoyed some modest success towards the end of his days. The entrepreneurial roller coaster of his father's life, however, was offset by Michael's mother who provided the family with some stability through her own employment at the Ohio State University and the support of her family back in Puerto Rico.Once he turned eighteen, Michael joined the military as an infantryman and eventually served in the Marine Corps, Marine Corps Reserves, and the Army National Guard between the years 1990 to 2016. During his military service, he participated in Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm, Operation Provide Promise/Deny Flight, and United Nations Operation Somalia with 1st Battalion, 8th Marines. With the 3rd Battalion, 25th Marines he participated in Joint Task Force Six along the U.S.-Mexican border. He also did two tours in Iraq, first with the 1452nd Transportation Company in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 04-05, and then with the 3rd Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 07-08. His military decorations include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Army Achievement Medal (3 awards), Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (7 awards), and the Combat Infantryman's Badge among others.During this time, Michael graduated magna cum laude in 1998 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from Franklin University. He also holds a Master of Business Administration degree (2006) from the University of Phoenix as well as a Master of Science degree in National Resource Strategy (2013) from The Eisenhower School at National Defense University where Michael was an Afghanistan/Pakistan Fellow and a member of the Land Combat Systems industry study. He also has almost twenty years of civilian service in both the defence and intelligence arenas that included roles as the Chief Financial Officer for the standup of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency as well as a Senior Advisor to the Ministry of Defense of the Government of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.Having been raised by an entrepreneur and seeing first-hand how to start, build, and eventually sell a business, Michael was always tinkering with businesses of his own. This ranged from ventures as diverse as farrier services to a business brokerage. Michael's passion, however, always seemed to lie with financial related endeavours. He found success helping clients in both real estate and as a foreign exchange proprietary trader before settling into the management of his own portfolio and shifting his attention to writing. Now, Michael focuses his time and efforts on producing high-quality content focused on the warrior tradition.When he's not working, Michael enjoys spending time practising the martial arts. He is a lifelong martial artist having studied various arts from all over the world but focusing his efforts primarily on the Chinese martial arts. He studied Wing Chun and Tai Chi from Dr Fred Ming-An Wu starting in 1983 until Dr Wu's death in 2000, excepting periods of military service. Currently, Michael studies Shuai Chiao in Northern Virginia under Master Nick Masi, a student of Dr Daniel Chi-hsiu Weng, himself a top disciple of the world-renowned Grandmaster Chang Tung-Sheng. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

MajGen (Ret.) Kelly McKeague, the Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency speaks to the incredible work of recovery, remains, and identification that the DoD goes through to ensure no one is left behind.

Navy 1st class sailor Louis Tushla died aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese Pearl Harbor attack. Late last week, he returned home to Atkinson with a State Patrol and American legion motorcycle escort from Offutt Air Force Base. Tushla's remains were unidentified until last September when scientists at Offutt's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency lab helped confirm his identity with DNA testing and forensic anthropological analysis.

Navy 1st class sailor Louis Tushla died aboard the U.S.S. Oklahoma during the 1941 Japanese Pearl Harbor attack. Late last week, he returned home to Atkinson with a State Patrol and American legion motorcycle escort from Offutt Air Force Base. Tushla's remains were unidentified until last September when scientists at Offutt's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency lab helped confirm his identity with DNA testing and forensic anthropological analysis.

Host Ben Kieffer speaks with Jeannette Gray of the U.S. Army Human Resources Command, Sergeant First Class Sean Everette of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and ElDon Maxwell, nephew of Eldert Beek, an Iowa soldier killed during the Korean War.

After missing in action for over 70 years, a soldier killed during World War II will finally rest in his hometown in Giltner, in south central Nebraska.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was able to identify the soldier through DNA testing in February.

After missing in action for over 70 years, a soldier killed during World War II will finally rest in his hometown in Giltner, in south central Nebraska.The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency was able to identify the soldier through DNA testing in February.

Memorial Day is a time to reflect, honor, and commemorate our nation's sons and daughters who laid down their lives in defense of all of us and our way of life. It is time to remember who they were and their selfless service to the United States of America, who flag-draped their coffins as one final embrace from the country they loved as they were laid to their final rest. Let us remember their sacrifice and find a way to commemorate them this weekend. During this episode of the #StillServing podcast, Host Rob Couture speaks with Arlington National Cemetery's Director of Operations, Dr. Gerald Lowe. Dr. Lowe discusses the historic resting place close to the heart of our nation's capital. Danny Devine, Executive Director of the National Cemetery Administration Office of Engagement and Memorial Innovation, shares the many ways of memorializing service members that are made available by the VA. And Director of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Kelly McKeague, describes the efforts his organization makes every day to bring all of our military's fallen sons and daughters home.   Dr. Gerald Lowe, Director of Operations, Arlington National Cemetery (ANC) — Arlington National Cemetery is taking measures to re-open to the public based on Federal guidelines and CDC recommendations. [4:53] A summary of the special events taking place at Arlington National Cemetery for Memorial Day, 2021. [8:21] What Arlington National Cemetery is doing to commemorate the centennial of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. [12:21]   Danny Devine, Executive Director of the Office of Engagement and Memorial Innovation, National Cemetery Administration (NCA) — Veterans make up 75% of the people who lovingly care for National Cemeteries. [19:47] The differences between National Cemeteries and State Veterans Cemeteries are few. [22:39] Headstones, markers, and medallions are just a few of the burial benefits available to the families of our nation's veterans. [24:57] Protocols of National Cemeteries for Memorial Day. [27:13] The Veterans Legacy Memorial is an online resource that includes a page for each of the veterans laid to rest in National Cemeteries. [29:14] Additional resources for remembering and memorializing service members. [34:23]   Kelly McKeague, Director, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) — The dignified manner in which remains are repatriated and honored by the Department of Defense. [40:57] The history of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. [44:44] Kelly describes the diverse roles the agency must have to complete its mission. [47:56] The bilateral, diplomatic negotiations the VA has with other countries to repatriate remains goes above and beyond common negotiations. [51:09] A call to action to return wartime artifacts acquired in other countries. [56:13]   For more information or continue the conversation, please visit: Veterans of Foreign Wars Website VFW Podcast Page @VFWHQ on Twitter VFW on Facebook @RobCoutureVFW on Facebook VFW Unmet Needs Program Call 1-888-JOIN-VFW Text “NEEDS” to 20222 to donate to the Unmet Needs Program Today's VFW — Share Your #StillServing Story Arlington National Cemetery Website Arlington National Cemetery on Facebook ANC Explorer App Veterans Legacy Memorial National Cemetery on Facebook  

176: Derek Abby: Former U.S. Marine with three deployments to Iraq and one deployment to Afghanistan and the President and CEO of Project Recover talks about making the transition from being a young military member at age 18 to the role that education has played in his current work in locating missing military members.    Derek Abby    How did Derek Abby deal with his parents divorcing early on in his life and his mother dying when he was only 13?  “As a 13-year-old, you don’t usually deal with it very well. You don’t have the tools for it. There is no rule book you can read or anything like that, especially back then, and it was completely unexpected. My mom was there, healthy one day, and then had a brain aneurysm and was gone the following day. So, my life was turned upside down. I was 13, completely lost my rotor and sail, didn’t really know what direction I was going to go in. I ended up going and living with my aunt and uncle.” On this episode of Finding Your Summit Podcast, we talk with Derek Abby, Former U.S. Marine with three deployments to Iraq and one deployment to Afghanistan and the President and CEO of Project Recover about how he ended up joining the Marine Corp. “I never really had aspirations of joining the military. Although, when I was young I kind of looked up to men that had served in the military and they were these role models to me in some ways. In most ways they were fantasies because they weren’t really people to me. But, I ran away to the Marine Corp. Honestly, I needed a place to go.”    What You Will Learn: Even though Derek Abby didn’t grow up dreaming about being a soldier, it looked like the best option to get his life situated for success. “I was looking at the military because it was an escape. It was something to get me out of where I was. I looked to the military, and I saw the Marine Corp., and honestly like so many young people, they had the best uniforms, and it seemed like the hardest. It seemed like the biggest challenge. I found myself in the recruiters office, and that was an easy sell. Not too long after that I was in boot camp.” What was going on in the world when Derek Abby joined the military? “There was another thing that was going on. When I signed up Saddam Hussein had crossed the border into Kuwait, and we were dealing with him with Desert Storm and Desert Shield. So, he invaded on August 2nd, and on August 30th was when I signed the papers. That was kind of the extra motivation, a way to prove myself, a way to go on and play my part, do something of value, really.” Derek Abby describes what his career trajectory in the Marine Corp. was like. “I was a successful young Marine and I invested in the Marine Corp. I truly gave my heart and soul to it. In turn they invested in me. So, I got an education. I ended up getting a commission and then was commissioned to Ground Officer, actually. All Marines have to go through a six-month school called the Basic School where you learned basic infantry tactics and company-level officer stuff. While I was there, I was selected for Flight School and ended up getting sent to Flight School and became a Marine Aviator.”   What exactly is a Plank Holder in the military? “It is an original member. So, when they establish a unit, the very first people in that unit are considered ‘plank holders.’ It comes from the nautical tradition, the Navy tradition of the Marine Corp., the planks of the ships. I was part of the First Battalion, which is now the First Raider Battalion. It was First Marines Special Operations Battalion when it started, and the first Delta Company over there. I started as a First Battalion Air Officer while we were building out the battalion. Then when we started Delta Company I became the Air Officer for Delta Company, and ultimately the X of Delta Company and deployed to Afghanistan.” In what way did Derek Abby connect his education to his military experience? “I wanted to examine what was the thing that was causing all of this friction for military members when they are separating, and it turns out, for the most part, beyond injuries and things like that, both mental and physical injuries. It is these intangible pieces. So it is that perceived loss of identity and exploring what other identities you hold, having those intimate relationships that you gain and maintain through shared experience, through shared hardship. All of those things going on, deployment, depending on others. Same thing growing up as an athlete, committing your life to it. Then you step out of that system and now you have to find what that new legacy is going to be. What is that new impact or what is your new purpose?”    Project Recover in Action  Derek Abby defines what Project Recover is and the objectives that they have as part of their overall mission. “Project Recover is a non-profit organization and we search for Americans missing in action in our previous wars. That goes all the way back to World War II. Most people don’t realise, but there are 82,000 Americans still missing in action, and when they hear POW  MIA., things like that, most times they think of Vietnam and that is realistic. But, of those 82,000, 72,000 are from World War II, 7,000 are from the Korean conflict, and now less than 1,600 remain M.I.A. from the Vietnam conflict. We have done work mostly in the World War II era sites. But we have come all the way up to Desert Storm.”   Finding Missing U.S. Military Personnel   During this episode of Finding Your Summit Podcast, Derek Abby also discusses how Project Recover goes about locating missing military members. “We gather information year-round and we do search missions throughout the world based on the information and the data that we gather and we search for sites. We identify those sites. Who is associated with those sites? Traditionally we have turned that information over to the Department of Defense. Their organization is called the Defense POW MIA Accounting Agency, DPAA. They have made the decision to do recovery on those sites that we have located. But now our mission has expanded into recovery and cooperation with DPAA. So we are doing everything from initial research, searching the waters and jungles all over the world for these people who are missing.”   Links to Additional Resources: Mark Pattison: markpattisonnfl.com Emilia’s Everest - The Lhotse Challenge: https://www.markpattisonnfl.com/philanthropy/ Project Recover’s website: projectrecover.org Derek Abby’s social media: Linkedin Mark Pattison: Instagram

This week, I interview "Matt Bruch" from the "Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency" or "DPAA". We get into what DPAA is and what they do, the kind of missions he's been on, what the conditions are like on these missions, his experience interacting with the families was like, and more of his most interesting stories working with DPAA.

This episode explores the case of Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry "Butch" O'Hare who was lost during a night fighter mission on 26 November 1943.  LCDR O'Hare was a Medal of Honor recipient credited with destroying five Japanese aircraft in a single battle a year before he was lost.  When O'Hare's Hellcat fighter was last seen he was over the Pacific Ocean about 60 miles from Tarawa; however, he is officially considered an "Unresolved" casualty from the Battle of Tarawa in the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency's database.  Debate rages to this day whether LCDR O'Hare was shot down by a Japanese aircraft or he was a victim of "friendly fire".  In any case, this hero is one of almost 73,000 MIA's from World War II.

Dr. Jennie Jin, an anthropologist with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and the lead researcher tasked to identify the recent American POW/MIA remains from North Korea, joins resident expert Victor Cha and host H. Andrew Schwartz by phone from Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. Download transcript here. 

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"Leave no one behind." It's a sacred promise our military makes to all who serve in uniform. To keep that pledge, in October 2003 The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command - JPAC - was created by President George W. Bush with the mission of finding and bringing home America's missing in action - no matter where or when they were lost. I'm Oliver North, and in this War Stories podcast you will meet members of a military unit unlike any other in the world. The Pentagon dubbed it - "JPAC" - The Joint POW-MIA Accounting Command. In 2010, in between deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan & other hot spots, our FOX News War Stories team was dispatched to document how JPAC accomplished their unique military mission. We began at JPAC headquarters at Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii, where 18 teams of specialized investigators, forensic scientists and active-duty military personnel were based when not deployed around the globe. These JPAC teams had a daunting task: traversing trackless deserts, snake infested jungles, remote mountain ranges and ocean depths to recover, identify & return to their loved ones the remains of missing U.S. Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Guardsmen & Marines. Success for JPAC required cutting-edge forensic technology, age-old detective work and sometimes the skill of explosive ordnance technicians. In this riveting podcast of "War Stories," come with us as we accompany JPAC search and recovery teams on high-risk missions; meet scientists devoted to the task of identifying the remains of those who have fallen; and hear the powerful account of a "mission accomplished." Lt. Fredrick Joel Ransbottom, an Oklahoma native was declared "MIA" - missing in action - in Vietnam in 1968. Listen as his family recounts the 38 years they spent searching for answers and how a brother-in-arms provided clues to what happened to the young lieutenant. You'll also learn how the dedicated sleuths of JPAC tackled one of the most enduring mysteries of World War II - the whereabouts of 19 Marine raiders lost on Makin Island in 1942. In January 2015, JPAC was merged with the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Today, the grueling task of analyzing, investigating, recovering & identifying the remains of American MIA personnel continues so that the families of the missing may have closure on what happened to their loved ones. The mission: "leave no one behind" continues...

In April of 2015, the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced a lofty new plan. 73 years after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the agency would return to the scene of the disaster and perform a duty that, for multiple reasons, wouldn’t have been possible in 1941. With the help of both historical records and modern technology, the agency set out to attach a name to the remains of the 388 victims of the USS Oklahoma who were left unidentified following the aftermath of that fateful day. Of the 429 men killed aboard the Oklahoma that morning, only 35 were ever fully identified in the years that followed. The rest, the hundreds of men who were lost when their ship suddenly capsized, were buried on O’ahu inside plain, wooden coffins in mass graves with headstones marked “Unknown.” And now, a full 75 years after their final chapter ended, their story is receiving its epilogue. --- Music: Relaxing Piano Music Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License

Coach Camille Hambey is a Senior Research Analyst at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency and a member the Office of Secretary of Defense for Policy Design & Innovation Practice. She has a plethra of roles.... all of them involving solving problems! As an analyst, she conducts research and analysis to resolve POW/MIA cold cases from the South East Asia Conflict. As a human-centered design practitioner, Camille facilitates workshops focused on organizational health as well as development of vision, mission, and priorities.   In her role as a Strengths Coach, she provides coaching to individuals, teams and managers within her agency and other Dept. of Defense partner organizations.  Outside of her work in DoD, Camille is focused on providing Strengths Coaching to veterans, women, small teams and families.   This episode gives GREAT insight to the Theme and Gift of Restorative. 

For the first time ever, all 3 Air Force Global Strike Command bomber aircraft launched from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and participated in an integrated bomber operation in the U.S. Pacific Command area of responsibility, and a team of Defense POW / MIA Accounting Agency divers are currently at U.S. Army Garrison - Kwajalein Atoll investigating wreckage believed to have been below the surface for more than 70 years.