Oregon State University - Cascades will host an event that explores one organization’s dedication to find and repatriate Americans missing in action since World War II.
The event, called “Project Recover: To What Remains” will feature clips from the documentary “To What Remains” and a discussion with Derek Abbey, a Bend resident, who is president and CEO of Project Recover.
The event is in recognition of Veterans Day and will take place at 6:45 p.m. on Nov. 3 in the atrium of Edward J. Ray Hall on the OSU-Cascades campus. It also will be livestreamed for remote viewing. The event is free and open to the public.
The film and discussion focus on the work of Project Recover, a nonprofit organization that leverages science and technology to locate the more than 80,000 Americans missing in action. Its teams of archaeologists, oceanographers, historians and military veterans have completed 60 missions since the organization was founded in 1993 and currently have investigations underway for 3,000 MIA cases.
“To What Remains” follows Project Recover’s search for missing service members through interviews with family members and descendants, veterans and Project Recover researchers and volunteers as they work around the world.
Abbey, an OSU alumnus, served for 23 years in the U.S. Marine Corps. An F/A-18 fighter jet weapons systems officer, he deployed for Operation Southern Watch and Operation Iraqi Freedom. He also was deployed to Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. Abbey retired from the Marines in 2014 as a major. He earned a master’s degree in higher education leadership and a Ph.D. in leadership studies from the University of San Diego.
The event is hosted in partnership with the OSU Alumni Association and OSU Foundation.
To register for “Project Recover: To What Remains” visit beav.es/5Tf.
For accommodations for disabilities or for more information contact 541-322-3100 or events@osucascades.edu.
About OSU-Cascades: Oregon State University’s campus in Bend brings higher education to Central Oregon, the fastest growing region in the state. Surrounded by 2.5 million acres of mountains and high desert, OSU-Cascades offers small classes that accelerate faculty-student mentoring and engages in top tier research as part of Oregon State University. Degree programs meet industry and economic needs in areas such as innovation and entrepreneurship, natural ecosystems, health and wellness, and arts and sciences, and prepare students for tomorrow’s challenges. OSU-Cascades is expanding to serve 3,000 to 5,000 students, building a 128-acre campus with net-zero goals.