Honor Guard members from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, participate in the funeral ceremony for Col. James Dennany and Maj. Robert Tucci Jan. 14, 2011, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. More than 41 years ago, Colonel Dennany and Major Tucci were escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission when their F-4D Phantom was downed by anti-aircraft fire. A search was conducted afterward, but revealed nothing. No other search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area. In 1999, officials in Laos turned over crew-related equipment, two .38 caliber pistols and human remains. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used circumstantial evidence and forensic tools to identify the remains. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are still 1,713 U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)

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Honor Guard members from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, carry one of two caskets Jan. 13, 2011, to a waiting hearse at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport bound for the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. There, the Airmen would be participating in the funerals for Col. James Dennany and Maj. Robert Tucci. More than 41 years ago, Colonel Dennany and Major Tucci were escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission when their F-4D Phantom was downed by anti-aircraft fire. A search was conducted afterward, but revealed nothing. No other search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area. In 1999, officials in Laos turned over crew-related equipment, two .38 caliber pistols and human remains. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used circumstantial evidence and forensic tools to identify the remains. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are still 1,713 U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)

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Honor Guard members from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, stand at attention Jan. 13, 2011, after placing one of two caskets in a hearse at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport bound for the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. There, the Airmen would be participating in the funerals for Col. James Dennany and Maj. Robert Tucci. More than 41 years ago, Colonel Dennany and Major Tucci were escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission when their F-4D Phantom was downed by anti-aircraft fire. A search was conducted afterward, but revealed nothing. No other search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area. In 1999, officials in Laos turned over crew-related equipment, two .38 caliber pistols and human remains. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used circumstantial evidence and forensic tools to identify the remains. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are still 1,713 U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)

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Honor Guard members from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, participate in the funeral ceremony for Col. James Dennany and Maj. Robert Tucci Jan. 14, 2011, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. More than 41 years ago, Colonel Dennany and Major Tucci were escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission when their F-4D Phantom was downed by anti-aircraft fire. A search was conducted afterward, but revealed nothing. No other search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area. In 1999, officials in Laos turned over crew-related equipment, two .38 caliber pistols and human remains. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used circumstantial evidence and forensic tools to identify the remains. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are still 1,713 U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)

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Honor Guard members from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, participate in the funeral ceremony for Col. James Dennany and Maj. Robert Tucci Jan. 14, 2011, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. More than 41 years ago, Colonel Dennany and Major Tucci were escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission when their F-4D Phantom was downed by anti-aircraft fire. A search was conducted afterward, but revealed nothing. No other search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area. In 1999, officials in Laos turned over crew-related equipment, two .38 caliber pistols and human remains. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used circumstantial evidence and forensic tools to identify the remains. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are still 1,713 U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)

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1st Lt. Adam Baker, from the 28th Bomb Squadron at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, plays Taps during in the funeral ceremony for Col. James Dennany and Maj. Robert Tucci Jan. 14, 2011, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. More than 41 years ago, Colonel Dennany and Major Tucci were escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission when their F-4D Phantom was downed by anti-aircraft fire. A search was conducted afterward, but revealed nothing. No other search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area. In 1999, officials in Laos turned over crew-related equipment, two .38 caliber pistols and human remains. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used circumstantial evidence and forensic tools to identify the remains. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are still 1,713 U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)

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An American flag is passed to a family member during the funeral ceremony for Col. James Dennany and Maj. Robert Tucci Jan. 14, 2011, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. More than 41 years ago, Colonel Dennany and Major Tucci were escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission when their F-4D Phantom was downed by anti-aircraft fire. A search was conducted afterward, but revealed nothing. No other search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area. In 1999, officials in Laos turned over crew-related equipment, two .38 caliber pistols and human remains. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used circumstantial evidence and forensic tools to identify the remains. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are still 1,713 U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)

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A casket stands ready to be lowered into a grave site during the funeral ceremony for Col. James Dennany and Maj. Robert Tucci Jan. 14, 2011, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. More than 41 years ago, Colonel Dennany and Major Tucci were escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission when their F-4D Phantom was downed by anti-aircraft fire. A search was conducted afterward, but revealed nothing. No other search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area. In 1999, officials in Laos turned over crew-related equipment, two .38 caliber pistols and human remains. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used circumstantial evidence and forensic tools to identify the remains. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are still 1,713 U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)

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Photo Essay: Missing Airmen laid to rest

Published Jan. 26, 2011

Honor Guard members from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, participate in the funeral ceremony for Col. James Dennany and Maj. Robert Tucci Jan. 14, 2011, at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. More than 41 years ago, Colonel Dennany and Major Tucci were escorting an AC-130 gunship on a night strike mission when their F-4D Phantom was downed by anti-aircraft fire. A search was conducted afterward, but revealed nothing. No other search was initiated due to heavy anti-aircraft fire in the area. In 1999, officials in Laos turned over crew-related equipment, two .38 caliber pistols and human remains. Scientists from the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command used circumstantial evidence and forensic tools to identify the remains. According to the Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office, there are still 1,713 U.S. service members still unaccounted for from the Vietnam War. (U.S Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Shannon Hall)

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