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VETERANS AND FAMILY MEMBERS TRAVEL TO NORTH KOREA
At the urging of Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Affairs officials, the North Koreans have invited a small group of family and veteran's organization representatives to visit the site of the third 1997 joint recovery operation in Unsan County. One representative each of the Korean/Cold War Family Association; the Veterans of Foreign Wars; the American Legion, and the Chosin Few will depart the U.S. on Friday for Pyongyang. North Korean officials plan to host the group for about four days. A DPMO official will serve as escort.
The third and final joint recovery operation of 1997 commenced on October 4. The first two operations conducted so far resulted in the successful recovery of five remains of possible American servicemen. Those remains are currently undergoing forensic analysis at the U.S. ArmyÕs Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii.
CILHI EXCAVATES WORLD WAR II CRASH SITE IN GUAM
A recovery team from the U.S. Army's Central Identification Laboratory in Hawaii (CILHI) conducted an excavation of a World War II B-29A crash site in Guam this August. The team was able to successfully recover remains, personal effects, and other crew-related artifacts. The remains were sent to CILHI for identification. Two airmen are unaccounted-for from this incident.
AIR FORCE STEALTH PILOT WHO CRASHED IS SON OF MIA
Major Bryan Knight, U.S. Air Force, was flying an F-117A Nighthawk stealth fighter that crashed September 14 while performing a fly-by demonstration for an airshow near Baltimore. Through his efforts, he was able to avoid serious injury to persons on the ground. He successfully ejected prior to the aircraftÕs crash. He suffered only minor injuries.
Maj. Knight is the son of Maj. Roy A. Knight, U.S. Air Force, whose A-1E aircraft was lost over Laos on May 19, 1967. The senior Maj. Knight is still unaccounted-for.