THE WALL OF FACES

I received my bracelet with CMD Estocin name on it in 1972 and still wear it in hopes that one day his ashes will be found and returned so that he may R.I.P. at home

Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will remain in our hearts forever…..

The "Friends of Rocky Versace" remember one of Rocky's fellow Vietnam War POW/MIAs and posthumous Medal of Honor recipients, Captain Michael John Estocin, U.S. Navy, on what would've been his 90th birthday - 27 April 2021. CAPT Estocin is the U.S. Navy's only Medal of Honor recipients from the Vietnam War whose remains have not been returned by the communists.

As your 90th birthday approaches, your sacrifice is not forgotten.

POW-MIA...Never Forget

Semper Fortis

The Department of Defense conducted ceremonies at the Pentagon and at Hickam AFB on Friday, 18 September 2020 in commemoration of POW/MIA Recognition Day. Deputy Defense Secretary David L. Nordquist remembered the 1,586 MIAs from the Vietnam War as well as all those still unaccounted for from WWII, the Korean War, the Cold War and other conflicts. Director (Maj. Gen, USAFR, ret) Kelly McKeague of the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) also recorded a separate video message to Gold Star MIA families. Additionally, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund (VVMF) produced a “virtual” event on 18 Sep. Since the 2019 Ceremony, DPAA has positively identified 1 Vietnam War MIA. U.S. Navy Captain Michael John Estocin, Medal of Honor, is one of those 1,586 MIAs unaccounted for in Southeast Asia from the Vietnam War. As of the date of the ceremony, he is one of 353 Sailors and 3 Medal of Honor recipients who is still MIA. The other 2 Medal of Honor recipient MIAs are Col. Donald Cook, USMC, and CPT H.R. "Rocky" Versace, USA.

This is the link to the DoD/DVIDS video for the Pentagon ceremony:
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/766486/defense-officials-recognize-prisoners-war-missing-service-members-ceremony

This is the link to the DoD/DVIDS video for the Hickam AFB ceremony:
https://www.dvidshub.net/video/766491/admiral-commemorates-prisoners-war-and-missing-service-members-ceremony

This is the link to DPAA Director McKeague’s video statement:
https://vimeo.com/454474340

This is the link to the VVMF virtual remembrance: https://www.vvmf.org/POWMIA-2020/

Of the 16 U.S. Navy Sailors to date who received the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War, CAPT Estocin is the only recipient whose remains have not been returned by the communist Vietnamese.