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U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Patrick Smith, left, a team leader assigned to the Defense POWMIA Accounting Agency (DPAA), U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Nikola Bozic, center, a linguist attached to DPAA, and Dr. Laurel Freas, right, a forensic anthropologist and scientific recovery expert at DPAA, screen sediment from an ossuary in Bosnia and Herzegovina, May 24, 2024. An ossuary is a container or room used to store the remains of deceased individuals, found in various cultures and historical periods, serving both practical and ceremonial purposes. There are approximately 12 missing personnel in Bosnia and Herzegovina and 72,091 personnel missing from World War II. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. John Miller)