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Army MIA Soldiers from Vietnam War Identified
NEWS RELEASES from the United States Department of Defense
No. 136-06 IMMEDIATE RELEASE Feb 14, 2006 Media Contact: (703)697-5131 Public/Industry(703)428-0711 Army MIA Soldiers from Vietnam War Identified The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office (DPMO) announced today that the remains of four U.S. servicemen, missing in action since the Vietnam War, have been identified. They will be returned to their families for burial with full military honors. They are: Maj. Jack L. Barker of Waycross, Ga.; Capt. John F. Dugan of Roselle, N.J.; Sgt. William E. Dillender of Naples, Fla.; and Pfc. John J. Chubb of Gardena, Calif. All were from the Army's 101st Airborne Division. Chubb will be buried in Inglewood, Calif., on Feb. 18. Barker, Dugan and Dillender will be buried on April 12 in Arlington National Cemetery near Washington. D.C. On March 20, 1971, Barker and Dugan were piloting a UH-1H Huey helicopter with Dillender and Chubb on board. The aircraft was participating in a troop extraction mission in the Savannakhet Province of Laos. As the helicopter approached the landing zone, it was hit by heavy enemy ground fire. It exploded in the air and there were no survivors. Continued enemy activity in the area prevented any recovery attempts. A refugee in Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, showed an identification tag of Pfc. Chubb and a medallion to a U.S. interviewer in 1986. The medallion was reportedly recovered near the same general location from an F-105 crash site. However, the location and the aircraft type did not correlate with the missing aircraft and soldiers. Between 1988 and 2001, joint U.S.-Lao People's Democratic Republic teams, led by the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC), conducted four investigations and three excavations for these soldiers without positive results. An investigation team surveyed three crash sites in 2002 after interviewing local villagers from the province. The team recovered a fragment of human tooth and some crew-related artifacts from one of the crash sites. In October and November 2004, another joint investigation team excavated the crash site and recovered additional human remains and crew-related evidence. The wreckage was of a UH-1H helicopter, and contained insignia worn by members of the 101st Airborne Division. The remains included nine fragments of teeth that the forensic anthropologists at JPAC were able to match with detailed information from medical and dental records. From the Vietnam War, 1,807 Americans are still unaccounted-for with 364 of those from Laos. Another 839 have been accounted-for in Southeast Asia with 208 of those from losses in Laos. For additional information on the Defense Department's mission to account for missing Americans, visit the DPMO Web site at style="TEXT-DECORATION: none; text-underline: none">http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo [http://www.dtic.mil/dpmo] or call (703) 699-1169. |
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So tragic is the MIA issue and yet we seem to make some headway every now and then. For those found "Welcome Home" for those still missing - "You Are Not Forgotten". I only hope the efforts remain for theres always hope others (if not all) will be found.
Be at Peace Brother's we will always remember your ultimate sacrifice for your friends, family and our country.
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Boats O Almighty Lord God, who neither slumberest nor sleepest; Protect and assist, we beseech thee, all those who at home or abroad, by land, by sea, or in the air, are serving this country, that they, being armed with thy defence, may be preserved evermore in all perils; and being filled with wisdom and girded with strength, may do their duty to thy honour and glory; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. "IN GOD WE TRUST" |
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The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command is doing an outstanding job of bringing our lost brothers home.
Sharp Hand Salute for these Fallen Eagles RIP Maj. Jack L. Barker, Capt. John F., Dugan Sgt. William E. Dillender, Pfc.John J. Chubb
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506th Infantry "Stands Alone" It is well that war is so terrible, or we should get too fond of it. General Robert E. Lee |
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Welcome Home Brothers
Welcome Home Maj. Jack L. Barker, Capt. John F. Dugan, Sgt. William E. Dillender and Pfc. John J. Chubb.
Your last mission is finally over. You all did your best and I thank you for your dedicated service: May you all finally REST IN PEACE in your HOMELAND WHERE YOU BELONG: VIETNAM 1968 |
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I was on the border of Laos the day they went down. Rest in peace brothers. Welcome Home
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Welcome home troops, RIP
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RIP in peace our fallen brothers, and to echo Jerry D welcome home to your home soil. America is proud of you.
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Welcome home boys. We'll all meet at the Wall someday.
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"Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclination, or the dictates of our passions, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence." John Adams |
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I was in the process of transferring to the 101st from the 1st Cav and heading out to the bush to replace a medic on the recon team about that time. Rest in peace my brothers and welcome home.
Doc Urb
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'In a time of universal deceit, telling the "truth" is a revolutionary act.' -George Orwell 'Time does not heal all wounds but forgiveness will heal all time.'-"The Disappearence Of The Universe" |
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