HOUAPHANH PROVINCE, Laos (Sept. 3, 2021) Local workers assisting a Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) recovery team pull a tarp out of the water in Houaphanh Province, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Sept. 3, 2021. DPAA's mission is to achieve the fullest possible accounting for missing and unaccounted-for U.S. personnel to their families and our nation. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Zachary Grooman)