Search on for remains of Vietnam soldiers

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Search on for remains of Vietnam soldiers
The Associated Press
Posted : Saturday Jan 26, 2008 14:53:57 EST

WATERFORD, Conn. — The remains of a Vietnam soldier missing in action since 1972 along with two crewmates could be identified and returned to the U.S. as early as this summer, according to a Connecticut congressman.

Capt. Arnold “Dusty” Holm Jr. of Waterford was 28 when his helicopter was struck by enemy fire and crashed in a harsh jungle region southwest of Hue, near the Laotian border. Holm and his crewmen, Spc. Robin Yeakley of South Bend, Ind., and Pfc. Wayne Bibbs of Blue Island, Ill., were never found.

Authorities discovered the crash site in 2006.

The Department of Defense plans to excavate there between June 11 and July 25, and any remains recovered will be returned to the Joint Personnel Accounting Command’s lab in Hawaii for study and identification.

Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., a Vietnam veteran who worked with military authorities to search for the crash site, said he hopes the excavation will bring peace to Holm’s family and his hometown of Waterford.


Rest of article at: http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/01/ap_vietnamsoldier_080126/