US MIA DNA Program

[rlkillion]

Hey guys,
Not sure where this should go and feel free to move it, however I felt this board might be a good place for people to see this. Bringing the missing soldier home is a noble enterprise and should get all the help they can get. In fact working for JPAC and doing this would be the ultiamte job I think.
Bob Killion

Army Seeks WWII DNA Samples
Week of March 31, 2008

The Army is trying to locate more than 6,300 families to collect DNA samples for the purpose of identifying missing Soldiers from World War II and the wars in Korea and Vietnam. The military maintains a database of mitochondrial DNA samples from family members of missing-in-action Soldiers in the Armed Forces DNA Identification Lab. The DNA samples help the Army identify missing Soldiers' remains when they are uncovered so they can be returned to the families. Families with unaccounted-for Soldiers, or anyone who knows of a family with an unaccounted-for Soldier, should contact the Past Conflict Repatriation Branch by calling 1-800-892-2490 or sending an e-mail to tapscper@conus.army.mil.

[Panzermacher]

Putting it here is fine Bob, I will 'sticky' it as a reference thread for those who may want to know the info.....Thanks.