Remains of Two Missing Soldiers Identified

The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) has identified the remains of two U.S. military personnel decades after they were declared missing in action. U.S. Marine Corps Capt. Ronald W. Forrester, who vanished during a combat mission over Vietnam in 1972, and U.S. Army Pvt. 1st Class Charles R. Reiser, killed during World War II's Operation Forager in 1944, have both been accounted for. Forrester's remains were discovered recently alongside those of his co-pilot, Capt. Ralph Jim Chipman. Reiser's remains, previously labeled as Unknown X-57 and buried in the Philippines, were identified through dental, anthropological, and DNA analysis. Both soldiers will be honored with proper burials; Forrester's co-pilot was laid to rest in Utah, while Reiser will be buried in Arlington National Cemetery. These findings bring closure to the families who have waited decades for answers.