The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund announces status changes for 7 service members repatriated in 2025. No names have been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial since 2021.
The status changes of these 7 service members will be done on The Wall That Heals soon.
Status symbols changes were made on the Memorial by @sebastianmartorana (www.sebastianworks.com) from Baltimore, MD.
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AI Overview
As of May 2026,
no new names have been added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial since 2021, keeping the total at 58,281, but seven service members previously listed as missing were identified and had their status symbols changed on "The Wall" in 2025 to reflect their return.
2025 Status Changes (Repatriated):
- Donald William Downing (Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force)
- John Creighton Gille Kerr (Major, U.S. Air Force)
- David Stanley Price (Sergeant, U.S. Air Force)
- Albert Raymond Trudeau (Warrant Officer 1, U.S. Army)
- (Note: The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund reported 7, but listed 4 specifically in 2025 updates, with 7 total status changes made in early 2026 for the 2025 repatriations).
2026 Status Changes (Repatriated):
Seven service members, mostly from the Air Force, had their status changed from missing to accounted for in 2026, including:
Seven service members, mostly from the Air Force, had their status changed from missing to accounted for in 2026, including:
