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Remains From The Battle Of Tarawa Returned

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More than 400,000 Americans who served during World War II were killed. The Pentagon reports there are still more than 72,000 service members unaccounted for. The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency leads the effort to recover and identify them, and there has been some news on that effort this week.

This segment aired on July 19, 2019.

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Alex Ashlock was a producer for Here & Now since 2005. He started his WBUR career as senior producer of Morning Edition in 1998.

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