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Reverend Victor Potapov, of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in D.C., waves an incense
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Reverend Victor Potapov, of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in D.C., waves an incense burner while reciting prayers during a memorial ceremony held for six Russian Sailors The funeral service was the result of the U.S.-Russia Joint Commission on POWs/MIAs that was created in 1992 by former President George H.W. Bush and former Russian President Boris Yeltsin. U.S. Army Col. Chris Forbes, who oversees Europe for the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, said this is one area in which the United States and Russia have worked well together. “Three are unknown, which brings the human side to this. They were known by someone. All they probably know is their families sent them off to the navy, did Russia’s business and didn’t return home,” Forbes said during the service. “It’s fitting we honor them, as their families have not been able to do for so many years.” While Russian historians have long known Russian sailors were buried near Portsmouth Naval Medical Center, it wasn’t until 2013 that they were identified online by volunteers of a Russian memorials project, according to the Russian Embassy. Four of the graves say “Unknown Russian Sailor” while the other two are marked “Unknown Sailor.” The Russians are buried along with American sailors and those from Brazil, Great Britain, France, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Germany, as well as those who fought for the Confederacy during the Civil War. The graves were first visited by the chief of the Russian office of the prisoner-of-war joint commission in April. In December, the Russian Military Historical Society was able to identify three of the six: 25-year-old Seaman 2nd Class Gavriil Vyakhirev, Seaman 2nd Class Arseniy Bragin and Seaman 1st Class Zakhar Lebedev. Lebedev and Bragin’s ages are unknown. Russia’s embassy says it is hopeful that the other three sailors will be identified later this year. “We’re grateful to the American side for preserving the graves. I’m sure it will be a great tradition gathering here at the end of January every year,” said Nikolay Lakhonin, the Russian embassy’s press secretary. “We hope of course the other three seaman will not so long remain unknown. We will together discover our past in Norfolk that consisted not only of tragic and sad events, but also legendary and great examples of friendship and cooperation.” Shortly after Lakhonin spoke, Americans and Russians together placed multiple red carnations on the headstones of the sailors who never made it home. [Source: The Virginian-Pilot | Brock Vergakis | January 28, 2017 ++] ***************************** POW/MIA Recoveries ► Reported 16 thru 31 JAN 2017 | Two "Keeping the Promise", "Fulfill their Trust" and "No one left behind" are several of many mottos that refer to the efforts of the Department of Defense to recover those who became missing while serving our nation. The number of Americans who remain missing from conflicts in this century are: World War II (73,515) Korean War (7,841), Cold War (126), Vietnam War (1,627), 1991 Gulf War (5), and Libya (1). Over 600 Defense Department men and women -- both military and civilian -- work in organizations around the world as part of DoD's personnel recovery and personnel accounting communities. They are all dedicated to the single mission of finding and bringing our missing personnel home. For a listing of all personnel accounted for since 2007 refer to http://www.dpaa.mil/ and click on ‘Our Missing’. If you wish to provide information about an American missing in action from any conflict or have an inquiry about MIAs, contact: == Mail: Public Affairs Office, 2300 Defense Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20301-2300, Attn: External Affairs == Call: Phone: (703) 699-1420 == Message: Fill out form on http://www.dpaa.mil/Contact/ContactUs.aspx 
Family members seeking more information about missing loved ones may also call the following Service Casualty Offices: U.S. Air Force (800) 531-5501, U.S. Army (800) 892-2490, U.S. Marine Corps (800) 847-1597, U.S. Navy (800) 443-9298, or U.S. Department of State (202) 647-5470. The remains of the following MIA/POW’s have been recovered, identified, and scheduled for burial since the publication of the last RAO Bulletin: Vietnam Directory: wp-content -> uploads -> 2017 2017 -> Leadership ohio 2017 -> Ascension Lutheran Church Counter’s Schedule January to December 2017 2017 -> Board of directors juanita Gibbons-Delaney, mha, rn president 390 Stone Castle Pass Atlanta, ga 30331 2017 -> Military History Anniversaries 16 thru 31 January Events in History over the next 15 day period that had U. S. military involvement or impacted in some way on U. S military operations or American interests 2017 -> The Or Shalom Cemetery Community Teaching on related issues of Integral 2017 -> Ford onthult samenwerking met Amazon Alexa en introduceert nieuwe navigatiemogelijkheden van Ford sync® 3 met Applink 2017 -> Start Learn and Increase gk. Question (1) Name the term used for talking on internet with the help of text messege? 2017 -> Press release from 24. 03. 2017 From a Charleston Car to a Mafia Sedan 2017 -> Tage Participants 2017 -> Citi Chicago Debate Championship Varsity and jv previews Download 7 Mb. Share with your friends:
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