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Join us this Saturday on our May 11th Memorial March, from wherever you are, in honor of our MIAs and all of America's fallen service members. Project Recover's work is a living memorial to the service and great sacrifice of our MIAs and the continued sacrifice of their families today. This Memorial Day, consider a tribute to support the actions of searching for and bringing our MIAs home.

Returning Home

Last September, we were honored to share in celebrating the homecoming of naval airman and radio operator Wilbur Mitts to Seaside, CA. Four generations of the Mitts family, from Hawaii to Virginia, welcomed him home. The community joined from near and far, including many Project Recover Team Members. Quite a few of our team members in attendance played a part in missions from locating Mitts' plane to recovering his remains. Please check out this incredible video by our friend, Cody Rheault, who does a beautiful job of fully capturing the experience and emotions through his talented videography and editing skills.

Wilbur Mitts homecoming and memorial. Video by Cody Rheault.

Our goal is to help create more of these moments. We have 700 open MIA cases in our database. We have the intelligence to conduct several missions with a high likelihood of success. Our only limiting factor is funding. Every dollar helps. 

There are over 81,000 Americans still missing in action. DPAA estimates that around half are recoverable. There is much work to be done!

Upcoming Events In Honor Of Memorial Day

May 11th, Bend, OR (AND virtual!) - Memorial March in honor of our MIAs and all of our fallen service members

May 21st, Carlsbad, CA - To What Remains screening (Viasat employees)

May 22nd, Bainbridge Island, WA - To What Remains screening fundraiser and post-show Q&A with CEO Derek Abbey, PhD, USMC (ret) and Team Member, Captain Mickalia Johnston, MD, USN, at Bainbridge Island Cinemas, 7pm - organized by Roan Brumwell

May 23rd, Port Charlotte, FL - To What Remains screening at Murdock Baptist Church, 6pm, organized by Joseph Miller

May 25th, Seattle, WA - To What Remains screening, at Seattle's Museum of Flight, 1pm, and post-show Q&A with Project Recover Co-Founder Pat Scannon, MD, PhD, and CEO, Derek Abbey, PhD, USMC (ret)

May 27th, Winter Garden, FL - To What Remains screening fundraiser - Garden Theatre, 5:30pm, organized by Larry Wilson, with post-show Q&A with Project Recover Team Member John Marsack

We are incredibly grateful for the organizations and our individual volunteers who are helping to raise support for and spread the word about our mission! 

Tribute Donations (March-April 2024)

~In memory of Nicholas P. DiMona II, from Robert Purdy.

~In memory of Joseph Coates Webb, Jr. 5/23/22 - 5/7/07, Debbie's father, who served in the Navy, WWII, from John and Debbie Bowen.

~In honor of all MIAs and MSGT Robert D Casto, USMC (ret).

~In memory of CAPT Alfred M Fite Jr., WWII B-17 pilot, and CAPT David M. Fite, National Guard KC-135 pilot lost in service, from Rachel Beard.

~In memory of Duane Tristom Clark. May everyone find their way home. From Tia Yunker.

~In memory of Frank Astorind, from Peter Astorind.

~In memory of Corporal Alfred Samuel Sullivan. Too many died too young. From Sam Sullivan.

~In memory of SSgt James C. Stephens III, who was shot down on his final mission on February 1st, 1943, near Munda Point after a bomb run on Shortland Harbor. With respect, honor, and gratitude, your nephew James C. Stephens, V.

~In memory of James Alward Van Fleet III, from Rebecca McDonald.

~In memory of Phil Howard, from his nephew, Roan Brumwell, and Kathy McGowan.

~In memory of Phil Howard, from David Parker.

~In memory of my uncle, Captain James A Van Fleet, Jr., and his son, James A Van Fleet, III, who died recently still hoping for news of his father. From Avery M. Leider.