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UPn 01/27 Vietnam MIAs remains identified DEARBORN, Mich., Jan. 27 (UPI) -- A DNA test and a mother's blood have helped solve the mystery of an Air Force pilot missing since the Vietnam War. Officials said Monday a DNA analysis helped positively identify the remains of Capt. James L. Huard (HUGH'-ard), who died with another officer in the crash of an F-4 jet in July 1972. The Air Force jet was on a solo tactical mission when it went down northwest of Dong Hoi (dong HOY') in North Vietnam. Huard's remains were thought to have been buried by Vietnamese villagers, exhumed in 1976 and moved to Hanoi following a search by U.S. and Vietnamese officials. The Vietnamese government repatriated the remains in 1986. But the U. S. military said the remains were insufficient to identify Huard and until now he has been listed as missing in action. The Air Force removed Huard from the MIA list last week after DNA testing with Huard's remains and his mother's blood produced a positive match. The Dearborn chapter of the Vietnam Veterans of America, which was named in honor of Huard, will attend his military burial in May at Arlington National Cemetery. And as Dearborn's only MIA, he will be honored during his hometown's annual Memorial Day parade. A high school math and science teacher before enlisting, Huard was 27 years old and married with three sons when he died. UPn 01/28 1533 Vietnam vet's remains on way home Copyright 1997 United Press International. WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (UPI) -- The remains of a U.S. serviceman listed as missing in action for nearly 25 years have been identified and are going home. The Pentagon says DNA testing has positively identified the remains of James L. Huard, an Air Force captain from Dearborn, Mich. Huard's crew lost contact with him as the aviator was flying his jet on a tactical mission over North Vietnam on July 12, 1972. A three-day search-and-rescue operation was unsuccessful, and enemy activity in the area prevented further search. In December 1988, Vietnam turned over 38 boxes of remains believed to be those of American servicemen. Subsequent investigations and the DNA tests ultimately confirmed Huard's remains. More than 2,000 Americans remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. |
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