New breakthroughs in DNA analysis offer a chance to identify more of the lost from wars and disasters stretching back decades ...

Twenty-five years ago, the remains of an unidentified American soldier killed in the Vietnam War in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery were exhumed and identified as ...

Along with the unknown soldier from WWII, the unknown Korean War soldier lay in the Capitol Rotunda from May 28 to May 30, 1958. 4. The Vietnam War’s unknown soldier was selected on May 17, 1984.

Korean War unknown: Also on May 30, 1958, an unidentified soldier from the Korean War was buried in an adjacent crypt. Vietnam War unknown (formerly): In 1984, an unidentified soldier from the ...

The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier was dedicated at Arlington National Cemetery on Nov. 11, 1921. The ceremony included a two-minute national moment of silence. ... Vietnam, Cold War, ...

In 1994, a POW/MIA activist determined that the remains of the Vietnam Unknown Soldier were likely those of Air Force 1st Lieutenant Michael Joseph Blassie, who was shot down in Vietnam in 1972.

The event honored soldiers of the Vietnam War, with a special focus on the 58,000 names etched into “The Wall That Heals,” a traveling three-quarter-scale replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial.

Hundreds will honor the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery on Memorial Day. Friday, Jul 11, 2025. ... Vietnam War unknown (formerly): In 1984, ...