Missions in Laos

Missions in Laos was established to:

continue investigative research of Colonel Carter P. Luna, USAF and other American MIA U.S. servicemen
share the importance of research, investigations and the recovery of MIAs through public awareness at events and speaking engagements to veteran organizations and the public
assist anyone to plan a trip to Laos because of a connection to someone who is MIA. Maybe that person is a loved one who served and was or is still MIA, Maybe you are a veteran who served in this war and has an interest in returning to Laos
provide humanitarian aid to remote villages in Laos

Missions in Laos began while looking into a past mission. Susan who is the founder of Missions in Laos has spent more than a decade researching a USAF pilot MIA in Laos since 1969. She has a POW-MIA bracelet for over 50 years with the pilot’s name and date of loss…
“Lt. Col. Carter Luna, 3-10-69” inscribed on it.

In furtherance of her present day research, Susan became acquainted with Chris Corbett, owner/operator of Lao Adv Tours in Luang Prabang, Laos. In March 2023,2024,2025 she hired Chris as her guide during her trips to Laos. With Chris’ knowledge of the Savannakhet Province they were able to find the last known position of Colonel Carter Luna when he became missing-in-action in Laos on 10 MAR 69.

an excavated crash site of a USAF aircraft

While traveling through a remote area of the Savannakhet Province along with Chris and a translator, Susan also visited three crash sites of other MIAs. Two sites had been excavated and the remains of two USAF pilots were later repatriated to the U.S. and ultimately identified. Although the third site has been excavated, but so far no remains have been found.

For details about “Mission: Tours”

please click here.

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typical modes of transportation in remote Laos

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In 2024, Susan created a Go Fund Me account as a source for donations to provide humanitarian support to people in a remote village.

This fundraiser is ongoing indefinitely.

This supports my goal of “Mission: Humanitarian aid”.

CLICK HERE: https://gofund.me/2226af18

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SHARING THE IMPORTANCE OF RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, & THE RECOVERY OF MIA

AMERICAN SERVICEMEN IN THE VIETNAM WAR

In addition to participating in veteran related events in western North Carolina and north Georgia, in 2025, I participated in a video(2 episodes)with Jason Colins a researcher and podcast host, The interviews are available on YouTube, and discuss my investigative research of individuals still unaccounted-for from the Vietnam War. These are the links to the YouTube video which are about an hour in length.

22 JUNE 25

Episode 1

Episode 2

This is a presentation that I did along with Captain George Marrett, the pilot who led the rescue mission for Colonel Carter Luna on 10 MAR 69. We met for the first time in person at the A-1 Skyraider Reunion in Ft. Walton Beach, FL where we did this presentation on Veterans Day 2023.

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OVER 1,500 reasons to continue to search

1,566*

MIA service members UNACCOUNTED-FOR from the
VIETNAM WAR

as of 14 MAR 2026

includes

270+- **

MIA service members UNACCOUNTED-FOR in LAOS from the
VIETNAM WAR

as of 14 MAR 2026

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THIS WEBSITE IS DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF THE U.S. SERVICE MEMBERS WHO ARE STILL
UNACCOUNTED-FOR FROM THE VIETNAM WAR
AND SPECIFICALLY IN REMEMBERANCE OF: