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Family and Veteran Liaison Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command
Mr. Thompson assumed the duties of the Family and Veteran Liaison, Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command (JPAC) in August 2006. He served as the Senior Korean War Analyst from July 2000 to August 2006, first with the Central Identification Laboratory – Hawaii and then with JPAC. From July 1989 to January 1999, Mr. Thompson served as a team analyst and linguist, investigation team leader, and operations chief with the Joint Casualty Resolution Center (JCRC) and then with the Joint Task Force – Full Accounting (JTF-FA). His search for missing U.S. servicemen has taken him to Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, China, and both North and South Korea.
Mr. Thompson holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Diplomacy and Military Studies from Hawaii Pacific University. He is a two-time graduate of the Defense Language Institute in Monterey, California where he studied the Korean and Vietnamese languages. He is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree with Hawaii Pacific University.
Born in Brooklyn, New York, Mr. Thompson retired from the United States Army in 2000 after nearly 23-years of active duty service. He, his wife, and their son make their home on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
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