As reported September 14 by Tom Fink for CNHI News, Air Force Col. Ronald Scott’s remains have been identified 50 years after his loss. According to DPAA, Scott was declared missing in action following an explosion during an armed reconnaissance mission over northern Vietnam in 1966. A recovery team collected material from the site in 2014. Additional recovery operations were conducted in 2015 and 2016. Remains were sent to the Central Identification Laboratory for analysis, and Scott’s remains were identified through DNA analysis, dental analysis and other circumstantial evidence. He will be honored at a graveside service in Woodlawn Cemetery, in Claremore, on Sept. 22.
Col. Scott will arrive at the Tulsa airport on Thursday, September21, 2017 where members of the Patriot Guard, Combat Veterans Motorcycle Association, and others will escort Col Scott to Claremore.
