    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton (1998, Book I)]
    [June 30, 1998]
    [Page 1104]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Statement on the Identification of Vietnam War Unknown Soldier
    June 30, 1998

        DNA testing positively identified the remains of the Vietnam War
    unknown disinterred from the Tomb of the Unknowns in May as those of the
    Air Force 1st Lt. Michael J. Blassie. The
    Defense Department has notified the Blassie family and the other
    families involved in resolving this difficult case. I am pleased that
    one more family has finally learned the fate of a loved one, and I
    remain committed to seeking a full accounting of the missing in action
    from that conflict.