Missing and Captured Vigil

Never Forget

2009-12-02T23:59:00.000-05:00

Thank you for visiting the Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom Missing and Captured Online Vigil, a place of support and hope. Military personnel declared Missing-Captured (formerly known as POW) or Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown/DUSTWUN (formerly known as MIA) are listed below by status. A search tool for locating entries by hometown, state, or unit is located in the sidebar at right.

Missing-Captured (Prisoner of War)

2009-12-02T23:58:00.000-05:00

The following service member is currently considered Missing-Captured:

Operation Enduring Freedom

Bowe R. Bergdahl — missing 07/01/2009, declared captured 07/03/2009

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Ahmed K. Altaie — missing 10/23/2006, declared captured 12/11/2006

Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (Missing in Action)

2009-12-02T23:57:00.001-05:00

There are no service members currently listed as missing.

Remains Identified

2009-12-02T23:56:00.000-05:00

The following service members, previously considered missing or captured, have been identified:

Operation Enduring Freedom

Barbaralien Banks — missing 04/06/2005
David S. Connolly — missing 04/06/2005
Stephen C. High — missing 04/06/2005
Brandon T. Islip — missing 11/04/2009
Michael K. Spivey — missing 04/06/2005
Sascha Struble — missing 04/06/2005
William D. Vile — missing 05/01/2009
Romanes L. Woodard — missing 04/06/2005

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Dustin M. Adkins — missing 12/03/2006
Joseph J. Anzack, Jr. — missing 05/12/2007
Byron W. Fouty — missing 05/12/2007, classified captured 06/27/2007
Troy L. Gilbert — missing 11/27/2006
Alex R. Jimenez — missing 05/12/2007, classified captured 06/27/2007
Keith M. Maupin — missing 04/09/2004, classified captured 04/16/2004
Kristian Menchaca — missing 06/16/2006
Marcques J. Nettles — missing 04/02/2006
Eric A. Palmisano — missing 04/02/2006
Anthony J. Schober — missing 05/12/2007
Thomas L. Tucker — missing 06/16/2006

Repatriated

2009-12-02T23:55:00.000-05:00

The following missing or captured service members have been repatriated:

Operation Enduring Freedom

Jill M. Metzger — missing 09/05/2006, found 09/09/2006

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Joseph Hudson — captured 03/23/2003, rescued 04/13/2003
Edgar Hernandez — captured 03/23/2003, rescued 04/13/2003
Shoshana Johnson — captured 03/23/2003, rescued 04/13/2003
Jessica Lynch — missing 03/23/2003, rescued 04/02/2003
Patrick Miller — captured 03/23/2003, rescued 04/13/2003
James Riley — captured 03/23/2003, rescued 04/13/2003
David S. Williams — captured 03/24/2003, rescued 04/13/2003
Ronald D. Young — captured 03/24/2003, rescued 04/13/2003

Bowe R. Bergdahl

2009-07-03T02:00:00.003-04:00

OEF — Pfc. Bowe R. Bergdahl, 23, of Ketchum, Idaho, was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) on July 1, 2009, and his status was changed to "Missing-Captured” on July 3. Pfc. Bergdahl is a member of 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, Fort Richardson, Alaska.

William D. Vile

2009-05-01T22:00:00.000-04:00

Staff Sgt. William D. Vile, 27, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was declared Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) after insurgents attacked their unit using direct fire on May 1, 2009, near the village of Nishagam, in Konar Province, Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Vile is assigned to the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Keith M. "Matt" Maupin

2008-03-29T13:00:00.000-04:00

OIF — Pfc. Keith M. Maupin, 20, of Batavia, Ohio, became unaccounted for on April 9, 2004, when his convoy came under attack by individuals using rocket-propelled grenades and small arms fire. Maupin is assigned to the Army Reserve's 724th Transportation Company, Bartonville, Illinois. He was declared captured on April 16, 2004.

Update: After his capture, Pfc. Maupin was promoted to corporal and later to sergeant.

Update: On August 15, 2006, Sgt. Maupin was promoted to staff sergeant.

Update: On March 29, 2008, the reamins of Staff Sgt. Maupin were identified. Please see his memorial entry at American Heroes Memorial.

Byron W. Fouty

2007-07-05T10:40:00.002-04:00

Pvt. Byron W. Fouty, 19, of Waterford, Michigan, has been unaccounted for since since May 12, 2007, in Al Taqa, Iraq, when his patrol was attacked by enemy forces using automatic fire and explosives. He was initially listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) and declared Missing-Captured on June 27, 2007. Fouty is assigned to the 4th Battalion, 31st Infantry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

(Comments may be posted at Pfc. Fouty's memorial page at http://heroesmemorial.blogspot.com/2008/07/byron-j-fouty.html.)

Ahmed Qusai Altaie

2006-12-11T01:00:00.001-05:00

Spc. Ahmed K. Altaie, 41, of Ann Arbor, Michigan, was declared Missing-Captured on December 11, 2006. He was categorized as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) when he allegedly was kidnapped while on his way to visit family in Baghdad, Iraq, on October 23, 2006. Altaie is assigned to the Provincial Reconstruction Team Baghdad.

Jill M. Metzger

2006-09-09T13:00:00.000-04:00

Maj. Jill M. Metzger was listed as Duty Status Whereabouts Unknown (DUSTWUN) after she was last seen at a Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, shopping center on September 5, 2006. Metzger is assigned to the 347th Mission Support Squadron, Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, and was on temporary duty in support of Operation Enduring Freedom at Manas Air Force Base, Kyrgyzstan.

Metzger was found alive on September 9, 2006.

Ronald D. Young

2003-04-13T23:30:00.000-04:00

Chief Warrant Officer Ronald D. Young, 26, of Lithia Springs, Georgia, was captured after his AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter was shot down near Karbala, Iraq, on March 24, 2003. He is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment.

Young was rescued April 13, 2003, north of Baghdad.

David S. Williams

2003-04-13T23:00:00.000-04:00

Chief Warrant Officer David S. Williams, 30, of Florida, was captured after his AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter was shot down near Karbala, Iraq, on March 24, 2003. He is assigned to Company C, 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment.

Williams was rescued April 13, 2003, north of Baghdad.

James Riley

2003-04-13T18:00:00.000-04:00

Sgt. James Riley, 31, of Pennsauken, New Jersey, was captured after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. He is assigned to 507th Maintenance Company.

Riley was rescued April 13, 2003, north of Baghdad.

Patrick Miller

2003-04-13T13:00:00.000-04:00

Pfc. Patrick Miller, 23, of Walter, Kansas, was captured after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. He is assigned to 507th Maintenance Company.

Miller was rescued April 13, 2003, north of Baghdad.

Shoshana Johnson

2003-04-13T10:00:00.000-04:00

Spc. Shoshana Johnson, 30, of El Paso, Texas, was captured after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. She is assigned to 507th Maintenance Company.

Johnson was rescued April 13, 2003, north of Baghdad.

Joseph Hudson

2003-04-13T08:00:00.001-04:00

Spc. Joseph Hudson, 30, of Alamogordo, New Mexico, was captured after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. He is assigned to 507th Maintenance Company.

Hudson was rescued April 13, 2003, north of Baghdad.

Edgar Hernandez

2003-04-13T08:00:00.000-04:00

Spc. Edgar Hernandez, 21, of Mission, Texas, was captured after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. He is assigned to 507th Maintenance Company.

Hernandez was rescued April 13, 2003, north of Baghdad.

Jessica Lynch

2003-04-02T12:00:00.000-05:00

Pfc. Jessica Lynch, 19, of Palestine, West Virginia, was missing after an Iraqi ambush at Nasiriya on March 23, 2003. She is assigned to 507th Maintenance Company.

Lynch was rescued April 2, 2003, by U.S. troops from Saddam Hospital in Nasiriya.