Thanks to Seamus over at "All Hands" for the tip on this.
On Monday, four of our fallen heroes' remains were returned to the US from Vietnam for burial. The four, killed 38 years ago, were:
Marine 2nd Lt. Heinz Ahlmeyer Jr. of Pearl River,NY
Marine Sgt. James Tycz of Milwaukee, WI
Marine Lance Cpl. Samuel Sharp Jr. of San Jose, CA
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Malcolm Miller of Tampa, FL
Ahlmeyer, Tycz, and Miller will be buried in Arlington in May; Sharp was buried in San Jose, but will be honored at Arlington in May.
Over 1,800 of our heroes are still missing from the Vietnam War.
To read more about these four heroes, go to Reuters.
Our hearts go out to the families of these fallen heroes, and I hope there will come a day - soon - that all the missing who can be are brought home to their families, and all the fallen who are still unaccounted for are brought home to rest.
To find out more about American POW's / MIA's, check out these sites:
Vietnam Veterans, Ventura County
Today's POW MIA Report - Scope Systems
POW/MIA Database - Library of Congress
POW Network
National League of POW/MIA Family Members
US Korean War MIA/POW
Defense Prisoner of War / Missing Personnel Office
POWNET
Korean War MIA Help Desk
They Will Not Be Forgotten
DENNIS HAMMOND, U.S.M.C., POW/KIA/MIA, CASE NO. 1042
Advocacy and Intelligence Index - POW/MIA
Adopt a POW/MIA - at Operation Just Cause (I've applied to adopt one, and will post when I find out who he is)
Sgt. Keith Matthew "Matt" Maupin - MIA Iraqi Freedom
Dennis Hammond, USMC - MIA Vietnam