151124-M-HX747-015 ATTAPEU PROVENCE, Laos (Nov. 24, 2015) U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Francis Sangiamvongse, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), excavates, Nov. 24, 2015, in Attapeu Province, Laos during search and recovery efforts to retrieve two U.S. Army soldiers who went down with a Grumman OV-1 Mohawk in 1966. DPAA conducts global search, recovery, and laboratory operations to identify unaccounted-for Americans from past conflicts. (DoD photo by Cpl. John Tran/Released)