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1997 News Releases, Articles and Transcripts
Source Date Release Number Subject / Headline
OSD-PA Dec 30 232-M Unaccounted-for servicemen identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Dec 08 226-M U.S./North Korean Talks Conclude On Remains Search (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Dec 04 224-M Recovery team in China completes work for 1997 (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Dec 03 223-M U.S./North Korean MIA Talks (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Nov 25 220-M Unaccounted-for servicemen identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
AFIS Nov 13 Article President Honors American Veterans
AFIS Nov 06 Article Remains of Korean War Soldier Returns Home
AFIS Nov 05 Article Remains Returned from Southeast Asia
OSD-PA Oct 30 192-M Unaccounted-for servicemen identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Oct 24 Briefing DoD News Briefing: U.S. - North Korean Joint Field Excavation Update
OSD-PA Oct 24 PR 580-97 American Remains Return From North Korea (Press Release)
JTF-FA Oct 24 PR 97-03 American Remains Return From North Korea (Press Release)
OSD-PA Oct 23 252-P Acting DASD Liotta To Brief Recent U.S./North Korean Joint Excavation (Press Advisory)
OSD-PA Oct 06 179-M Joint Field Excavation in North Korea (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Oct 01 177-M Unaccounted-for servicemen identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
AFIS Sep 23 Article Cohen Reiterates U.S. Resolve on POW/MIA Issues
AFIS Sep 19 Article President's National POW/MIA Recognition Day Proclamation
OSD-PA Sep 18 213-P National POW/MIA Recognition Day (Press Advisory)
OSD-PA Sep 18 169-M POW/MIA Recognition Day (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Sep 11 164-M Human remains from North Korea to be repatriated (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Aug 08 Briefing DoD News Briefing: Remains of U.S. Servicemen in Korea
OSD-PA Aug 07 186-P DPMO Brief on Joint U.S./North Korean Recovery Operations (Press Advisory)
OSD-PA Aug 04 PR 416-97 Human Remains Recovered in North Korea (Press Release)
OSD-PA Jul 28 128-M Unaccounted-for servicemen identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Jul 25 126-M Vietnamese Commando Payments (Memorandum for Correspondents)
AFIS Jul 18 Article U.S. POW/MIA Team Searches for Remains in North Korea
OSD-PA Jul 15 117-M U.S. team arrives in North Korea to search for remains of American MIAs (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Jun 27 PR 345-97 Department of Defense and North Korean Military Representatives Agree to Three Joint Recovery Operations (Press Release)
OSD-PA Jun 25 108-M Unaccounted-for servicemen identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA May 29 089-M Unaccounted-for serviceman identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
AFIS May 19 Article U.S., North Korea Agree to Search for MIAs
OSD-PA May 15 PR 242-97 U.S. and North Korea Reach Agreement on POW/MIA's (Press Release)
OSD-PA May 13 105-P U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on POW/MIA Affairs Media Availability (Press Advisory)
OSD-PA May 10 PR 233-97 U.S. and North Korea Talks on Missing Servicemen End (Press Release)
AFIS May 08 Article Memorial Lionizes 'Forgotten' Freedom Fighters
AFIS May 08 Article North Koreans Agree to Meet American MIA Families
OSD-PA May 02 070-M U.S. - North Korea MIA to hold talks (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Apr 30 067-M Unaccounted-for servicemen identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Apr 18 060-M Ceremony to honor submariners lost at sea (World War II) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Mar 26 043-M Unaccounted-for serviceman identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Feb 25 023-M Unaccounted-for servicemen identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Jan 28 009-M Unaccounted-for servicemen identified and returned (Southeast Asia) (Memorandum for Correspondents)
OSD-PA Jan 14 003-M Repatriation Ceremony in China of B-24 Remains (World War II) (Memorandum for Correspondents)

Key to abbreviations:

AF-PA = U.S. Air Force Public Affairs
AFIS = Armed Forces Information Service DOD - Department of Defense
ALN = ArmyLINK News
AmEmbVN = American Embassy - Vietnam (Public Affairs)
CILHI = Central Identification Laboratory, Hawaii
DPMO = Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office
JCS = Joint Chiefs of Staff
JTF-FA = Joint Task Force-Full Accounting Public Affairs
OSD-PA = Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs)
PACOM = U.S. Pacific Command Public Affairs

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