Report of the Defense Science Board Task Force on the Use of DNA Technology for Identification of Ancient Remains.

Abstract

Throughout United States history, the military services have to the best of their ability attempted to recover and identify it's deceased military personnel. In 1981, President Reagan placed the issue of accounting for American servicemembers from Southeast Asia as a matter of highest national priority. This position has been reaffirmed by all Presidents since. The Department of Defense has been tasked to investigate and account, to the greatest extent possible, for the "unaccounted for Americans and repatriate, identify, and return the remains to their families. Today, there are over 2,200 servicemembers from Southeast Asia, 132 servicemembers from the Cold War era, and over 8,100 servicemembers from Korea, whose remains have not been recovered and/or identified (POW/MIA Fact Book, Department of Defense, October 1992)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA301521

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  • Defense Science Board

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  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems

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  • Biological Sciences
  • Cells
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  • Fish
  • Genetics
  • Health Services
  • Medical Personnel
  • Metabolic Diseases
  • Personnel Management

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