California T-Bolt Pilot Finally Home

[ff2000]

An interesting link to a JPAC recovery. Welcome Home

http://www.sacbee.com/2012/01/07/416910 ... -army.html

[cooper9411]

Thanks for the link. At least we have one more HERO home

[Richard W.]

"...Johnson was told that the U.S. Joint Prisoners of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command, which recovers remains of missing Americans, had no plans to act on his case. But the agency, known as JPAC, changed its mind after Johnson and relatives enlisted support from key members of Congress, including Rep. Sam Farr of Carmel."

I don't want to be unfair to JPAC, because I don't know anything about the decision process thay use to allocate their efforts, but why did the family have to bring the political heat to get the remains recovered?

Someone else already did all the leg work to find the site and ID the wreck, so I'm wondering what could have been the problem.

[Pat Carry]

We owe so much to these guys who gave it all. RIP. Thanks for the link.

[cooper9411]

The other night on PBS, there was a program about a WW2 sub that went missing and the WW2 submarine veterans in Wisconsin, Manitowec I believe is the town where they are located, financed an expedition after reviewing Japanese naval records and found the claim of the sinking of a sub in the last reported position of the sub in question. The expedition found the sub and reported it to the navy who did not feel it was necessary to do anything. Just like above, after family members of the crew started to protest and finally when members of congress got invovled the navy decided to investigate. Just another example of why we need to honor all who have served.