Latest "National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific" stories

Honor guardsmen assigned to the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), render honors during an honorable carry at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, Jan. 27, 2020.

Agency identifies remains of Army corporal, Korean War POW

Sgt. Lawrence J. Robidoux served in B Company, 1st Battalion, 35th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division in November 1950 when he was reported missing.

By Staff Reports

8 weeks ago

More than seven decades later, Korean War soldier’s remains identified

Recovery personnel initially believed the remains were the corporal's but couldn't clearly identify.

By Staff Reports

4 months ago

New evidence declares soldier POW before death in Korean War

No initial evidence or eyewitness testimony pointed to his POW status.

By Staff Reports

4 months ago

Officials identify remains of West Virginia sailor killed in Pearl Harbor attack

Authorities used DNA, as well as dental and anthropological analysis, to identify Navy Patternmaker 1st Class Stanislaw F. Drwall, 25.

23 months ago

We must say the names of the heroes who gave all in defense of freedom

We can’t lose sight of what Memorial Day means for our nation and families who continue to grieve the loss of a service member, says the Denis McDonough in this commentary.

By VA Secretary Denis McDonough

24 months ago

Remains ID’d of 2 Indiana brothers killed during Pearl Harbor attack

The Trapp brothers were assigned to the battleship USS Oklahoma on Dec. 7, 1941, when it was attacked by Japanese aircraft while moored at Pearl Harbor.

2 years ago