Family and escorts give proper respect as the 436th Airlift Wing Honor Guard from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, passes by with US Air Force First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie's casket during the pilots POW ceremony. For 26 years the Air Force pilot remained unidentified, and since 1984 he rested

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Family and escorts give proper respect as the 436th Airlift Wing Honor Guard from Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, passes by with US Air Force First Lieutenant Michael J. Blassie's casket during the pilots POW ceremony. For 26 years the Air Force pilot remained unidentified, and since 1984 he rested in the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery until DNA tests confirmed his identity June 30. This image was used in the July 1998 issue of AIRMAN Magazine.

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The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Dover Air Force Base State: Delaware (DE) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Michael Sanders Release Status: Released to Public

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Blassie, Michael Joseph, 1948-1972

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Michael Joseph Blassie (April 4, 1948 – May 11, 1972) was a United States Air Force officer who was killed in action during the Vietnam War in May 1972. Prior to the identification of his remains, Blassie was the unknown service member from the Vietnam War buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery. After his remains were identified by DNA testing in 1998, his remains were moved to Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in South St. Louis County, Missouri. ...