JPAC Arrival Ceremony May 29

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Honor Guard transport the remains of a U.S. service member during a homecoming ceremony at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, Sept. 26, 2008. The ceremony was for U.S. service members that were lost during the Vietnam War, Cold War and World War II and were recovered in Vietman, Laos and the Soloman Islands by recovery teams from JPAC. (JPAC photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Bradley C. Church)

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JPAC Arrival Ceremony May 29

Published May 20, 2009
By Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command Public Affairs

HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii -- The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command will conduct an Arrival Ceremony May 29 at 9 a.m. in Hangar 35 here to honor fallen U.S. military personnel whose identities remain unknown.

There will be two flag-draped transfer cases. Both cases are associated with the Vietnam War, one from the Lao People's Democratic Republic and one from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.

Following the ceremony, the remains of these fallen service members will be transported to the JPAC Central Identification Laboratory where the forensic identification process begins. Once identifications are established, the names will be announced following the notification of next-of-kin.

In order to attend the ceremony, media must RSVP before noon, May 28, in order to receive access to the base and must meet escorts at the gate no later than 8:20 a.m. on the morning of the ceremony.

MEDIA ADVISORY:
· For more information, contact JPAC PAO at (808) 448-1935 or e-mail public_affairs@jpac.pacom.mil
· For JPAC mission information log on to www.jpac.pacom.mil