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Show Sept. 9, 1993 5 Hilltop Times Pentagon consolidates POWMIA agencies - WASHINGTON (AFNS) Defense "Resolving POWMIA issues is of Secretary Les Aspin has announced a the highest national priority and we major consolidation of Department of will continue to work vigorously Defense agencies for POWMIA toward this end," Aspin said. issues. The reorganization is one of the adThe Defense Prisoner of WarMissministration's many actions to achieve ing Office will encompass four agen- this goal, according to DOD officials. cies: the Deputy Assistant Secretary Other actions taken are: of Defense for POWMIA Matters; D Six joint field activities conductAssistant Secretary of Defense, Com- ed: two in Vietnam, three in Laos, one in Cambodia and two others under mand, Control and Communications Central Documentation Office; way in Vietnam and Laos. B Twenty-eigh-t Defense Intelligence Agency Special remains repatriated Office for POWMIA; and the Army's so far in 1993. Task Force Russia. B More than 200 cases investigatThe DPMO will be a field activity ed and another 120 planned during the under the assistant secretary of ongoing joint field activity in Vietnam. defense for regional security affairs BMore than 15,000 POWMIA-relate- d and advise the under secretary of documents and artifacts exadefense for policy on all POWMIA mined by archival research teams in matters. It also will maintain commuVietnam. POWMIA-relate- d nications between the DOD, Congress, B Vietnam-er-a documents declassified by Veteran's POWMIA families and veterans. Aspin introduced the DPMO during Day. the National League of Families of BMore than 800,000 pages of American Prisoners and Missing in POWMIA documents are now declassified and available to the public Southeast Asia annual meeting, saying it would provide an efficient through the Library of Congress. In addition to about 150 people management structure for pursuing the United States' goal to fully ac- working in the new organization, there count for all missing Americans. Curin are 350 others working full-tim-e other are still around Americans activities the POWMIA rently, 2,252 unaccounted for in Vietnam. world, officials said. M EA I in (7 I? RE GIG NIT I ON HDAV 10TH SE PTEMBER nu DEAL Stephens Interiors, Ltd. Complete Interior Design Service - 01 FEATURING: 33.99 SHONEY'S Furniture BURGER COMBOS Accessories Draperies Wall Coverings Pally Mcll drinb or Bacon Burger wilh fries and a large soft ailahle Al lo'JAX)p.m. Monday ihnnjgh Friday, Your choice ofan Old Fashioned, All-Amcric- Carpet AuailuUv fur a limilvJ lime al pariicipolinQ SluHieyx. Gift Ideas Come in and see what we have to offer ASK FOR MONTE SHOWS 877 W. Hill Field Rd. 544-424- 2 719 No. Main (Next to Layton Walmart) O ADVERTISE: (Southeast of Layton Wal-Mar- t, 394-96- 55 546-680- Layton) 0 jfT |