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The Race to Find America's Missing in Action Using 21st-Century Technologies

Event Type
Film Screening
Sponsor
Cline Center for Advanced Social Research
Date
Mar 2, 2022   7:00 pm  
Registration
RSVP here (online streaming link will be provided to all who RSVP)
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Originating Calendar
Political Science

The Cline Center is hosting Project Recover’s Pat Scannon and Derek Abbey for a screening of the Project Recover documentary “To What Remains” and a post-film discussion about the race to find America’s missing in action from past wars using advanced robotics and scanning technologies before the window to bring them home closes.

This event is free to the public and will be both in-person and livestreamed.

For nearly three decades, Dr. Pat Scannon has been leading volunteer efforts to find America’s missing in action from past wars. Founder of Project Recover, a nonprofit that employs 21st-century technology and academic expertise to bring closure to MIA families, Dr. Scannon will be joined by Project Recover CEO Derek Abbey for a screening of the recently-released documentary “To What Remains” and a post-film conversation about the race to bring MIAs home before the window to find them closes.

Hosted by: Cline Center for Advanced Social Research

Cosponsored by: Center for Advanced Study, Center for Global Studies (LAS), Charles J. and Ethel S. Merriam Lecture Fund, Chez Veterans Center, Department of Anthropology, Department of East Asian Languages & Cultures, Department of Geography & Geographic Information Science, Department of Political Science, Illinois Global Institute

Any inquiries or questions about the event can be directed to cline-center@illinois.edu

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