Face of Defense: Sergeant Volunteers for Recovery Effort

By • on August 21, 2009

Face of Defense: Sergeant Volunteers for Recovery Effort

By Air Force Airman Ian Hoachlander
Special to American Forces Press Service
CHARLESTON AIR FORCE BASE, S.C., Aug. 21, 2009 – A senior noncommissioned officer assigned here recently returned from a recovery mission to find the remains of an American pilot in Laos.

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Air Force Master Sgt. Wesley Housel sifts through dirt while conducting a recovery mission in Houaphan province, Laos. Housel was part of a 10-member recovery team on a deployment to recover the remains of Americans lost during the Vietnam War. DoD photo