Airman missing from Vietnam War accounted for

The Department of Defense POW/Missing Personnel Office, or DPMO, announced that the remains of an Airman, missing from the Vietnam War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors.Col. Francis J. McGouldrick Jr. of New Haven, Conn., was buried Dec.

Fighter pilot receives hero's burial

Major Troy Gilbert's former wife and their five children placed roses behind a small box beside his grave. Ginger Gilbert Ravella then knelt down, kissed her finger and placed it gently on the box after the Dec. 11 ceremony that partially fulfilled the family's quest to bring their fallen hero to

Airman now has 'clear vision of the cost of war'

"Sadness and reverence, pride and honor -- I have never been so proud and distressed by my service all at the same time."These were the gut-wrenching emotions that Senior Airman Laura Beckley, Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations broadcaster, experienced as she performed her first historical

Philip H. Witherspoon honored in dignified transfer Nov. 27

Fisher House for Families of the Fallen hosts more than 2,750 family members

It's been more than three years since the Fisher House Foundation gifted the Fisher House for Families of the Fallen at Dover Air Force Base, Del. The house is designed to provide a place for families to stay when they travel to Dover to witness a dignified transfer of their loved one. More than

Additional remains of Air Force pilot found

Additional remains of an Air Force pilot who died in combat in 2006 in Iraq have been found, service officials announced Nov. 19.Maj. Troy Gilbert was killed when his F-16C Fighting Falcon crashed 20 miles northwest of Baghdad, Iraq Nov. 27, 2006, while engaged in support of coalition ground combat

Army Staff Sgt. Alex A. Viola honored in dignified transfer Nov. 19

Army Staff Sgt. Richard L. Vazquez honored in dignified transfer Nov. 16

AFMAO hosts open house

Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations hosted an open house at the Charles C. Carson Center for Mortuary Affairs, Dover Air Force Base, Del., Oct. 22. The open house, the first of its kind since the policy allowing media coverage of dignified transfers, was open exclusively to Department of Defense

Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Christopher O. Grant honored in dignified transfer Oct. 23