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To: Spktyr
The MIA teams are still looking for, and finding, gravesites and crash sites in Vietnam with satellite based IR.

I wasn't aware of that but I'm guessing those were not single-person graves. If so, correct me.

I'll become a believer in the grave-finding IR system if it finds her body (assuming its buried).

64 posted on 07/02/2005 8:00:16 PM PDT by steve86
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To: BearWash

The biggest problem for the systems is overhead cover. They still don't work well against triple-canopy jungle. However, as more of Vietnam's jungle gets cleared for farming and construction, more sites keep showing up.

At least two cases that I am aware of were single-occupant graves. One was a pilot and aircraft that augered in, the other was an Army infantryman.


66 posted on 07/02/2005 8:02:46 PM PDT by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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