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GIs buried as ‘unknowns’ in Philippines returned to state for identification

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                                Above, the graves of unknown service members buried at the cemetery in Manila. The remains from 15 graves were exhumed in an effort to identify personnel who died during WWII.
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Above, the graves of unknown service members buried at the cemetery in Manila. The remains from 15 graves were exhumed in an effort to identify personnel who died during WWII.

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                                Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, above, conducted an “honorable carry” Dec. 21 for the remains of unidentified U.S. service members at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The remains were disinterred from graves at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.
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Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, above, conducted an “honorable carry” Dec. 21 for the remains of unidentified U.S. service members at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The remains were disinterred from graves at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.

AIR FORCE 
                                Above, the graves of unknown service members buried at the cemetery in Manila. The remains from 15 graves were exhumed in an effort to identify personnel who died during WWII.
AIR FORCE 
                                Members of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, above, conducted an “honorable carry” Dec. 21 for the remains of unidentified U.S. service members at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The remains were disinterred from graves at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial in the Philippines.