Thursday, January 10, 2008

Forensic DNA Presentation

This morning I listened to a talk by Joan Bienveneuve of the Army Forensics lab. The presentation was part of a seminar held at my day job--Chemical Heritage Foundation. She spoke about identifying the remains of soldiers using DNA. With this process, unknown soldiers have been identified from as far back as the Civil War. Although most IDs are from the Viet Nam and Korean wars.

50th Anniversary Reunion 1st Battalion 70th Armor

  Fifty years ago Brigade 76, 4th Brigade Mechanized, 4th Infantry Division , flew to West Germany . Four thousand soldiers left Fort Carson...