There are 2.500 Americans still unaccounted for. and the families of our missing Americans. and the dedicated men and women in our Armed Forces continue to remember their special sacrifice. As the chairman of the House Task Force on American Prisoners and Missing in Southeast Asia. I am especially mindful of the torturous struggle that has accompanied our efforts to account for our Vietnamera missing. Refugee reports still indicate the possibility that Americans may be alive in Southeast Asia. Our Government has diligently pursued these reports over the years. We know that many Americans were taken as prisoners of war. and we also know that many did not return in Operation Homecoming in 1973.