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U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paolo DiGirolamo and Senior Airman Dylan Gross, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team members, shovel dirt during a recovery mission in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 6, 2024.
240806-F-IK176-1067.JPG Photo By: Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings

Aug 12, 2024
HONIARA, GUADALCANAL IS, Solomon Islands - U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Paolo DiGirolamo and Senior Airman Dylan Gross, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team members, shovel dirt during a recovery mission in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, Aug. 6, 2024. This mission was the first time the screening station and excavation site were geographically separated, requiring trucks to transport the dirt. There are approximately 72,000 U.S. personnel unaccounted for from World War II. Of those, 374 are unaccounted for from Guadalcanal. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ariel Owings)


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