In 1972, a young American pilot shot down in South Vietnam was buried as the Vietnam War’s “Unknown Soldier” at Arlington National Cemetery. Behind that honor lay decades of mystery and political intrigue, reaching back to the war’s earliest losses over Laos. Hal Tinberg unravels the story, showing how determined investigation and advances in forensic science by the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory ultimately restored these servicemen’s identities and brought long-awaited closure to their families.