Reserve Officers Association
Account for Persons Missing in Action
Resolution No. 10-28
WHEREAS, a full accounting for those Americans still missing in action as a result of the World War II, Korean and Vietnam wars, and more recent conflicts has not yet been completed;
WHEREAS, the remains of the remains of Lieutenant Commander Michael "Scott" Speicher, a US pilot shot down over Iraq in the Gulf War in 1991, have been found in the desert and returned for burial honors; and
WHEREAS, it is the responsibility of the US government to account for all missing personnel and to repatriate the remains of those who perished while serving their country;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Reserve Officers Association of the United States, chartered by Congress, urge the Administration and the Congress to take appropriate action to obtain a full and immediate accounting, where questions exist, of all persons who served during hostilities and to obtain the remains of the deceased.
Rewritten and adopted by ROA National Convention, 10 February 2010
Renewed as 07-24 by the National Convention 30 June 2007
Renewed as 04-45 by the National Convention 12 June 2004