Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC)
Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, USA
December 11, 2008
JPAC ARRIVAL CEREMONY DEC. 12
Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii -- The Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command will conduct an Arrival Ceremony at 9 a.m., Friday in Hangar 35, on Hickam AFB, to honor fallen U.S. military personnel whose identities remain unknown.
There will be four flag-draped transfer cases. Two cases are associated with the Vietnam War, one from the Lao People's Democratic Republic and one from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. Two cases are associated with World War II, one from Germany and one from France.
Following the ceremony, the remains of these fallen service members will be transported to the JPAC Central Identification Laboratory where the forensic identification process begins. Once identifications are established, the names will be announced following the notification of next-of-kin.
In order to attend the ceremony, media must RSVP before noon, Dec. 11, in order to receive access to the base and must meet escorts at the gate no later than 8:20 a.m. on the morning of the ceremony.
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