Military labs are using DNA advances to identify fallen soldiers from World War II and other conflicts, bringing closure to families who have long awaited answers. Federal researchers are making progress in identifying remains thought to be unidentifiable, with nearly 81,000 American service personnel still missing from past wars, mostly from World War II.
Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in World War II. https://t.co/bunIL5nJ3r
Generations of families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving the U.S. in WWII. But a federal lab at Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha and a sister lab in Hawaii are steadily answering those questions. https://t.co/bobpewcnuU
Cutting-edge technology is allowing the U.S. military to identify remains thought to be unidentifiable, allowing it to fulfill its promise to leave no one behind. https://t.co/h2QY0prBkL
On this Memorial Day, nearly 81,000 American service personnel remain missing from previous wars, with the majority lost some 80 years ago in World War II. Technology is allowing the military to identify remains thought to be unidentifiable. @nickschifrin reports. https://t.co/K2mD7CnSWO
One family who lost two sons in World War II waited 80 years to bring their last child home from overseas — thanks to a federal defense agency that accounts for fallen soldiers. https://t.co/wTbi1jsdXL
As We Honor Our Fallen on Memorial Day, Two Military Labs Race Against Time to Identify WW II Remains https://t.co/QlysSZo6pX
Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in WWII and other conflicts. Federal researchers are steadily answering those questions. https://t.co/a8J89ljAXI
With DNA advances the US military is identifying unknown fallen soldiers. No family members were found for the funeral of Sgt. Bernard J. Sweeney Jr., who died in WWII. The Army made arrangements with a funeral home, and then something amazing happened…🧵
Generations of American families have grown up not knowing exactly what happened to their loved ones who died while serving their country in World War II and other conflicts. https://t.co/O6DQvYVbpF
Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II | Click on the image to read the full story https://t.co/iZTHlDK5oT
Military labs do the detective work to identify soldiers decades after they died in World War II https://t.co/0wmCLSpcu6 https://t.co/KkC5HeqQvm